Re: Gasoline Riots in Iran

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From: fact check local 225
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:05

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Don Homuth wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:50:08 -0700, "Gatt" <gatt@juggerFUbot.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> "Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@webtv.net> wrote in message 
>> news:1183053779.566175.297500@o61g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>>> `
>>> Iranians riot over gasoline price increase and rationing.  Average
>>> price for gasoline in Iran is now 38 cents a gallon.
>> Is it so wrong to giggle a little about that?   38 cents a gallon and they 
>> can't get enough of it.
> 
> What's their average income, denominated in US dollars?

$8,000.00

http://civilliberty.about.com/od/internationalhumanrights/p/iran101.htm

> D'ya figure that might make some difference?

If they spent maybe $6/week for gas (20 gallons)  that's about $300 a 
year, so no.

>> "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink"
> 
> Water, in this country, is oftimes More expensive than gasoline.

Good.

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