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In article <DqByos.IIu@hshuna.hsh.com>, paul@hshuna.hsh.com (Paul Havemann) wrote:

>: 'Course, the gallons there are bigger than the gallons here, although
>: not that much bigger. Now why is it that putting 25c/gallon on gasoline
>: tax in the US would be political suicide, where as no-one seems to mind 
>: very much that gas taxes in the UK are $3/gallon or more?  Is it simply
>: that Americans love their cars that much more, or is it just that 
>: familiarity breeds content?

In the US we choose to subsidize automobiles by paying for a large part of the 
infrastructure that they need out of general taxation at the federal, state 
and local level. In most countries the belief is that automobile users should 
pay their own way. The costs are essentially the same, but we prefer to hide 
them. OTOH, we complain a lot more about subsidies to other forms of 
transportation (bus, train, subway etc).

BTW: The Brits drink their beer warmer so that they can taste it. (Beer is 
suppposed to taste of something.) The accent may be something to do with 
trying to keep the rain out of their mouths.