What makes you say that our prices are the artificial ones? The
companies buy the oil at world market prices and refine it into gas and
sell it at a profit. It is most of the rest of the world that has the
more artificial gas prices due to higher taxes placed on the product by
government entities. Why assume that taxes which add 200-400 percent to
the manufacturing cost are somehow "natural"? You would not accept this
if it was applied to other products that you buy.

Mark

Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
> >Well, I remember being shocked when I blew a $20 bill filling my tank...
> >
> >Yesterday it cost me $40 to fill up!! ... middle grade at $2.15 in
> >California...
> >
> >Ouch!
>
> Count your luck! The US has artificially-low fuel prices. Most other places
> pay at least twice that (abeit with a slightly larger gallon).
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> VW & mollusc nut
> 1984 Caravelle (currently SVX engine waiting for a trans)
> 1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
> 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
> 1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX van/wagon
> 1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel