Actually the US is actually exporting oil so why would I want to move to Nigeria or Venezuela though the latter might suit my tastes in climates and politics. ;-)
Oil being such an important resource should have never been left to capitalist sociopaths to game and control. As you well know they kept the US from building good mass transit just so they could line their own pockets. They've run their businesses like drug dealers. On 02/23/2012 04:16 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > Don't complain. Consider moving to Nigeria or Venezuela. > > http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/ > <http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/> > > Now you see why over 50% of all commutes in the Netherlands > are via bicycle. To give them some credit, most of the high price > for gas in Holland goes to taxes, which pay for the infrastructure > and social services. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu<noozguru@...> wrote: >> I know it's higher elsewhere but this is a refinery town and when I >> filled up the other day it was only $3.89. Yesterday the same station >> showed $4.09 for unleaded. Now it is a little hard to discuss gas >> prices because some will brag of lower prices in states that don't > have >> a lot of highways to pay for or pay for them otherwise (toll roads, >> yuk!). He have higher gas taxes here and we get mad because those > taxes >> were supposed to go only for highway building but the dumb ass > assembly >> used those funds elsewhere. We even passed a proposition saying those >> taxes could only be use for roads. >> >> But the important thing to remember is that the oil companies don't > need >> more money. They are robber barons and robbing YOU! Time to rise up, >> seize those companies and nationalize them. The Koch monsters are > rich >> enough! >> >
