Per Lindgren wrote:
>
> Rubatoguy wrote:
>
> > Gee - I thought this was just in California..
> >
> > In the SF bay area, gas is now up to $1.99 a gallon for super, $1.70 for
> > regular.
>
> Oh, you poor Americans. I am really sick of you complaining about your
> "horrible" gas prices! Imagine paying $4,70 for a gallon of super! That is what
> I do here in Norway,
>
The cost of gas in the USA is miniscule compared to the 'true' cost of
it. If you factor in the cost of protecting our access to the Middle
East Oil reserves plus the environmental cost of pollution, you would
find that the 'true' cost would far exceed its 'imagined' cost.