Think you pay a lot for gas?

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Gas price in Norway april 2006?

12 Nkr per litre now?..

An American gallon is about 4,5 litre and 1 $ is about 6 Nkr?which means 12x4,5?= 54 Nkr per gallon?54/6 = 9 usd per gallon?.!!

And you guys complain to pay about 3 USD per gallon..??

http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/

Prices named here is for 2005.

And this one is for the new prices..at 75 $ a barrel?.. expect at the end of the year for 100 $ a barrel?

http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/25/news/economy/bush_energy/index.htm<BR>

Americans?. You know.. they always making war if something is not on their favours?.
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The excuses for high prices of petroleum products in Norway are for the protections of environments and nature, where it is absolutely nonsense.

Humans may control the (imaginary borders of their own countries) and stop other humans to move freely in their regions, but the air and waters not knowing any borders.

So why in the god name US citizens with those bulky gas hungry cars shouldn?t follow and respect the international environmental protections programs like the rest of the western hemisphere..??

Like today I saw an article that UK also decided to stop cars older than 8 years? (same bullshits happened here 10 years ago here too.

Here the link, if you don?t believe me?

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/11/1120.asp
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Quite frankly, Qbone, I agree with your premise here. Americans (yes, I am one, proudly) are really freaking whiiinnny about gas prices.

"Oh I've got it, let's boycott Exxon and bring gas prices back to the good ol days." Get a life. "It's an oil company conspiracy!" Umm, let's see, I've worked with the oil business, and I've seen what happens when oil prices go up. THEY START DRILLING LIKE MADMEN. At least that is what's happening in my area (midwest). They want more money, so they drill more oil, faster. This is how business, and economics in general, works. Higher prices have attracted more people willing to supply the good. Alternatives (ethanol especially) are also becoming very big in the area.

Like I say, you either understand economics, or you're a democrat.
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Dear Vanessa126?

In reality.. Public transportations are much more expensive than private transportations in Europe.

Nevertheless, my point was to express the gas prices and the way "we pay " without "complaining".

Say.. I move many time between Sweden and Norway at least 5 times a months 5 years ago it cost me 3000 Nkr..

Now its about double around something like 900 $ .... transportation is as important as US, and like I said it add to the price be it goods or service..

And about local transportations like bus and train..

Moving around the city and area.. from 0 to 20 km is about 23 Nkr..up to 50 km is about 40 nkr and so on..

Same goes for train as well (train system in Norway is all electrical).. and Norway is famous to export both oil and electricity.
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Who's the stupid..??



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Lmao?.

Why am I not surprised on this..??

Question:
How long Americans are willing to support this idiot president (commander in thief) and the co..??


source:

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/3/2
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