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He filled up his car for a measily 78 British Pounds. That's a petty
$136.31 US! He's not even driving a truck either.
That is cheap - if he did it now, he would be about 92 quid - even
normal (not super) petrol is at least 88.9p a litre now in the UK.
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Michael
Yes but an US gallon is 3.7854118 liters so that makes it about ?5.03
or $6.10 per US gallon
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Hasse
Oh no, it's definitely not THAT expensive...yet. Right now, for regular gas,
it's about $2.89 US in the San Francisco Area, though I have seen over $3.
In the summer, or very soon for that matter, it'll be over $3 everywhere.
Gas is on it's way up.
So, how big is my gas tank? Since I drive a politically-incorrect Jeep my
tank is about 15 - 18 gallons. However, at least my truck gets better gas
mileage than a supercar. I don't think I could handle 5mpg.
From what I've heard, living costs in the UK have been going through the
roof for at least a decade now. I've always wondered how people can
still afford to live there TBH ;-P
Cheers, uwe
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i cant afford it, hoping in few years to be in Oz. fuel is less than half
price, house prices more affordable and local tax is less than half as
well. UK is now most taxed country in the world and aint far behind iceland
for being the most expensive place to live. this goverment sux.
Tango
Perhaps it might be time for a modern Boston Tea Party, except this
time it'll take place in England. "Taxation without Representation!"
There's a reason why we Yanks revolted way back in the 1700's.
However, before you start your own revolution, note that the United
States is catching up to you in taxes. It won't be long before 40% of
our paychecks goes to the country. In Canada 45% or so goes to the
government, but at least they have "free" healthcare. The US will be
taxed their rate without the healthcare.
Speaking of taxes, (if you live in the US) did you know that all those
taxes that you have on your cellphone bill are actually tax increases
by the government? It's their little way of increasing taxes without
having to put it to vote or going to the people for their approval.
in the UK we call them stealth taxes, like putting V.A.T. on car insurance,
airport tax(you get taxed for leaving the damn country now!). ***y
goverment voted that tax payers should fill a 50 million pound black hole
in the MP`s pension fund. if you take a pension `holiday` then you should
expect your pension to be less, ***ing ***s wants us to pay for there
pension `holiday`. BASTARDS !
Tango
oh and petrol is now near the 4 pound a gallon mark.thats approx $6.40
Andrew McP
I suppose all this sneaky taxation explains why the USA's Federal
surplus is so massive. Heck, they must be swimming in money down in
Washington! Trouble is, it's Chinese money, not yours :-). You might
want to pay a bit more tax some time and buy your country back.
Mind you, the UK's heading the same way at the moment. I'm not a big fan
of longterm borrowing to keep the economy afloat. It's living a lie and
selling your grandchildren's tomorrow to subsidise your today.
Andrew McP
Still, Brits always were world class complainers. Ask the Aussies. ;-)
Andrew McP
Add to that $3500 a year in propert tax, $800 a year in Car taxes, sales
taxes, dog tag taxes, sin taxes (cigarettes, bear, etc...) plus others I
can't even remember.
Then add the Social Security Tax (which I have no problem paying - I'll need
it some day).
Then there's the utility taxes. My $17 a month phone bill is actually $34 a
month after taxes. I kid you not. The taxes are half the cost.
The US ain't cheap, and we don't have much in the way of social programs
except Social Security and Medicare, and that's not for everyone of course.
Eventually, there will be a tax to pay off this massive deficit our
wonderful president has created for us. When the bill comes for that, it's
gonna hurt bad. I guess we can call it the Bush War Tax, or BWT for short.
The Bill's a comin'. It won't be sent until he's sunning on th beach
though.
-Larry
Rule of thumb. Hire someone, and say their salary is $50,000.
It actually costs an employer about $100,000 a year to hire that person
after health care and other taxes.
-Larry
>> oh and petrol is now near the 4 pound a gallon mark.
>> thats approx $6.40
> Ask a few of our American friends what they and/or their employer has to
> pay for health insurance. That's a hidden "tax" as well if you want to
> compare like for like. We're nowhere near as badly off as we like to
> think we are.
> Still, Brits always were world class complainers. Ask the Aussies. ;-)
> Andrew McP