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Article #11072Re: high gasoline prices was Re: ATM fees are about to rise substantially
From: Lance & PJ
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <4l6ehh$g13@news.informix.com>, proberts@lynx.informix.com says... >'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 $3/gallon or more? Is it simply >that Americans love their cars that much more, or is it just that >familiarity breeds content? > >Paul > >************************************************************************ Actually I think it's because here in the US there is a lot of nothing between places where there is something and precious few ways, other than the automobile, to get around. In Britain, things are much closer together and there is a marvelous train network to rely on. Lance
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11474a,88496eaf4440a9ba X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: f6c48,88496eaf4440a9ba X-Google-Attributes: gidf6c48,public X-Google-Thread: 107518,88496eaf4440a9ba X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public X-Google-Thread: 101049,88496eaf4440a9ba X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public From: vossfin@clarkston.com (Lance & PJ) Subject: Re: high gasoline prices was Re: ATM fees are about to rise substantially Date: 1996/04/20 Message-ID: <4lbf9g$ds0@news.moscow.com> X-Deja-AN: 150539677 references: <4l3e60$nuc@netnews.upenn.edu> <4l3sjt$sq2@news1.h1.usa.pipeline.com> <4l5t8a$gvg@homer.taynet.co.uk> <4l6ehh$g13@news.informix.com> organization: clarkston.com by PalouseNet mime-version: 1.0 reply-to: vossfin@clarkston.com newsgroups: misc.consumers,misc.consumers.frugal-living,alt.consumers.experiences,dc.general