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Originally posted by NY Madman:
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Originally posted by Ron ap Rhys:

[b]They're paying close to $10/gal over there once you do the conversion.
The reason for that is Europeans tax the living shit out of gasoline.
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Exactly. I'm tired of the news stations coming up with the "you think YOU have it bad" argument. It's complete BS. You can't compare the two.

Find another country that has a tax that is equal to ours and THEN compare.
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