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Old 02-19-2012, 04:46 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Not quite. The reason gas prices in Europe are so high is because the governments tax it so much to pay for their socialist systems. In America gas drives our economy, drives us around, and makes our world go. So our government subsidizes it to make it cheaper and keep us happy and growing. This has worked out great. We love our cars and thats why we have the biggest auto company in the world.

If you honestly believe the socialism type of society is better, please look at whats happening in Europe right now. Greece is burning. Europe is about ready to crash because of the debt they are in. Its all because they have to pay for all the social programs they give to their citizens. When citizens depend so much on the government, wheres the money come from? Nowhere, and thats why they are in do much debt.

I'll keep my free market capitalist society where you are free to do more with the money you earn. I do not want our country to end up like Europe, its just not American.
Isn't this thread supposed to be about a 1.0 liter turbo Ford three-banger?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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