Shel, nevertheless, the reason people moan about fuel prices is that they feel the rises very directly in their own wallet, not indirectly in the cost of other goods.
There are also ways of mitigating those costs. For example, here in the UK they should immediately stop subsidising the road transport industry and start subsidising the railway industry so that long-haul carriage shifts to the railways. That would make an enormous difference to our costs. They can start making better use of our extensive network of canals and rivers. And put more effort and money into finding & exploiting alternatives to petrol. A useful side-effect of eliminating our addiction to petrol is that within 10 minutes the Middle-East crisis will be over. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 April 2006 14:57 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Local Gas Prices > > That's a very short-sighted point of view. Higher fuel > prices effect just about every aspect of your life, from the > cost of basic foods to home services. Most everything is > transported somehow, and the cost of fuel is a major factor > in the rising cost of goods, as manufacturers and > distributors raise their prices to accommodate the higher > fuel costs and try to maintain their profit. > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: David Mann > > > NZ$1.70 a litre for 91. It seems to go up on a weekly > basis now, but > > being predominantly pedal-powered I find it difficult to care. > > > > >
