| Re: What is Gas price in the UK ??? |
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| ::darkshadows:: (blood@thirsty.net) |
2008/07/11 00:55 |
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:35:32 GMT, WingedMessenger <Boy@FlyingHigh.com>
wrote:
>wlg <gonefishin@thelake.com> wrote in
>news:gonefishin-03F21D.21153710072008@unknown.ams.astraweb.com:
>
>> In article <vkjc74pudj04hvkkb7qtagn6i7qukrttf4@4ax.com>,
>> "::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:43:30 GMT, WingedMessenger
>>> <Boy@FlyingHigh.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >"Rolex" <rolex@astraweb.com> wrote in
>>> >news:psndk.228274$tY4.123597@fe06.news.easynews.com:
>>> >
>>> >> we americans are spoiled rotten
>>> >> know a family with five teenagers. each has their own car
>>> >> looks like a used car lot on sunday night. and each go their
>>> >> seperate way when wanting to go somewhere
>>> >> there is NO consideration of the others when going. no one ask if
>>> >> they want a ride. they just go (on a whim)
>>> >> most here don't care about the prices, they just GO. and believe
>>> >> me they will care, someday.
>>> >> food and commodities are steadily rising. I believe it is the
>>> >> middle class person who has reaped his awards
>>> >> by acting like a spoiled child.
>>> >> There used to be NO middle class person only the ultra rich and
>>> >> the ultra poor for thousands of years.
>>> >> And we are returning to that state
>>> >> only my opinion, guys. am i right or wrong
>>> >> thanks for listening, will get off my soap box until someone
>>> >> answers P.S. don't mind the insults in replying. we deserve it
>>> >>
>>> >> Rolex
>>> >> "May Dragons Fly Ever in your Dreams"
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >Same here, you either have it or you dont, but this country is now
>>> >verging on fascism so we dont have much say. Unfortunately we are
>>> >now run for the benefit of the immigrants and the indigenous
>>> >population can go to hell. Old people, of which you know I am one,
>>> >are now having to decide whether to eat or wait for the man with the
>>> >scythe LOL fortunately I neither smoke or drink so not a problem
>>> >for me. This is the result of privatisation when the fat cats the
>>> >shareholders give not a damn from whence the money comes as long as
>>> >it goes to their bank accounts.
>>> >
>>> >Mercury.
>>> >
>>> >Mercury.
>>>
>>>
>>> One thing to keep in mind.....
>>>
>>> They pay more in Europe because they tax gasoline at a much higher
>>> rate than in the U.S. Otherwise, everyone would be paying similar
>>> prices.
>>>
>>> Also, Europe has developed through the years an extensive rail
>>> system. In America, the powers to be decided to develop an extensive
>>> highway system.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> darkshadows
>>
>> True, except the European rail net isn't subsidized, whereas the U.S.
>> highway system is. The European fuel taxes go into the general fund.
>> There is always talk about how socialistic the European system is, but
>> in fact it is more "privatized" than the U.S. I can remember (keep in
>> mind I'm an old fart) when government support of corporate enterprise
>> was called fascism. Now, apparently, it's fundamental neocon-ism, and
>> Dick Cheney approves!
>>
>
>In the UK for every gallon bought by the motorist the thieving government
>take 70% of that in tax. The UK and much of Europe, the richer countries
>anyway, are in the hands of the FEW. Most of which are Jews. The days of
>nationalisation went long ago when Thatcher allowed privatisation. Take
>it from me the UK is now a third rate country where the bone idle, mass
>breeding section of the population, the freebie grabbing semi-illiterate,
>(30% of kids coming out of school now, yes 30% are illiterate and
>innumerate. So much for the education system) to name but a few are
>pampered, whilst those who have worked 50 years, paying taxes etc are now
>"in the way". Some silly sod keeps calling it democracy!!!!. Whilst I can
>not speak of the US, here we have seen Political Correctness gone totally
>mad to the detriment of the decent people. Murders daily. The arab
>recently charged with massive crimes of international terrorism, and
>named as Europes representative of Osama Bin Laden, had been released on
>bail pending extradition and is now walking the streets free. Thats the
>way we are, yet some old lady of 80 who can not pay her community tax of
>it can only be hoped he will do something for the US to replace the
>horror of the Bush regime. And may it rub off over this side.It is only
>my opinion, but between them Bush and Blair (now thankfully out of the
>way, coward that he is are no different than Saddam hussein, guilty of
>being a war-mongering mass murderer, and should have been on the same
>scaffold as Hussein when they finally got rid of him. In the meantime,
>keep driving LOL. Apologies if anyone is offended, but "We old farts"
>remember when friendship and love and help were part of daily life.
>
>Mercury.
>
>
>
Keep on farting you Old Fart. LOL
No arguments from this corner....
I just look at the southern border and sigh.
We are damned no matter what we do.
darkshadows
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