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Originally Posted by WolfyOne
dreadgeek and Linus, put that way, I guess we're better off than other countries when it comes to gas prices. I just think it's a shame the cost of living hasn't caught up to the taxes any of us has to pay above and beyond what's already taken out of our paychecks. I look forward to the day when an alternative is put in, in place of gasoline that will be cheaper and greener for the future of all.
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Or more, the US gov't artificially suppresses the price and impact of car driving in this nation. Canada (I can't speak for Europe since I haven't been there since I was 8) uses a lot of the taxes towards infrastructure (public transit), road improvements, etc.