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Originally Posted by beyelzu
on the gas thing, suffering?? kind of strong in the language considering most of the world pays like 6 dollars us for a gallon of gas and have for years. i would actually like to see such a tax passed here in america exempting commercial trucks.
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Well, ok, not suffering really. Fortunately, my new job affords me a nice cushion since I'm still sticking to my poor graduate school days budget. So while I paid more, I wasn't terribly affected. Of course, given the fact that home heating costs are predicted to be increased by upwards of 30% this winter, there is still plenty of time for my bank account to suffer this year.
However, my experiences are different than others. The gas price hikes hurt not just at the pump but at the grocery store too. Was I the only one to notice an increase in most vegetables and dairy? These increases in gas and food, for people who are already living paycheck to paycheck, certainly caused people to suffer. That Exxon reported
record profits is bullshit.
Also, as to the cost of gas elsewhere in the world. In Europe, from what I've been told, they have extensive public transportation. So the increase in gasoline, for private use, can be see as an incentive to use public transportation. If here, in the US, they had good public transportation, both city and intercity ... I'd use it.