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Old 03-14-2008, 02:06 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PeteHalo View Post
If it's any consolation to you guys, here in Finland gasoline costs about 1.45 euros per liter and that's about $8 per gallon.
I paid 1.20 euros/L in Germany in 2004, which at the time worked out to $6/gal. I'm sure a lot of that is tax...I've read it's about 60%. In the US, our federal gas tax is 18c/gal, and states add up to 33c/gal. So most of our gas money is going to the corporate profits and doesn't benefit us.

Personally, I would like to see a large gas tax funding public transportation like you have in Europe
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