Thread: USA Gasoline Prices ..... Did you ever notice ......

Originally Posted by Crotalus

I don't mind taxes for infrastructure either. What I do mind is that it's never enough. They come at us for more income taxes to add to the oil taxes and at the same time blame the oil companies for the high price of gas. Every time prices go up the government attacks "big oil", forces the managers to sit in front of a committee to prove that they aren't price gouging while filling their coffers with gas tax money.

Look at the salaries that TxDOT is paying their highest ( and least productive ) employees.

Then you ought to see the end of summer spending frenzy. It will make you sick. Saddest part is that such behavior is mandated by the damn legislature! We are required to spend EVERYTHING that was appropriated by August 31 as our new fiscal year starts Sept 1.

Raises for workers are not part of the money that has to be spent/screwed off.

Good ol' boys reign supreme in Austin.

Saw 87 octane selling for 3.18 9/10ths over at the QT at SH183 and Central yesterday.

Then you ought to see the end of summer spending frenzy. It will make you sick. Saddest part is that such behavior is mandated by the damn legislature! We are required to spend EVERYTHING that was appropriated by August 31 as our new fiscal year starts Sept 1.

It was the same way in the Army. Right around July, they'd get us all together and have us write wish lists of "stuff" we "needed". With the explanation that we needed to spend all the money we got last year, or we wouldn't be able to ask for MORE next year. Beautiful. We never really got much out of it, except a ton of range time. But it did happen like clockwork every year, and range time is a pretty decent way to spend a day.

Filled up at $3.11/Gallon today.

3.45 gal here in NH.

Originally Posted by ZeroCool

Is 95 octane regular over there? Here in New Jersey regular is typically 87 or 89. That's going for about $3.29 right now.

Yup, 95 is regular here.

Over here you can buy 95 (regular) or 98 (super).
I was told you can get 100 in Germany.

100 is used here for private aircraft.

9.18 per gallon here in Norway, over 10 on the expensive days

9$ a gallon is nuts, I paid the equivalent of 4.75 a us gal for diesel fuel last fill up.

Originally Posted by flyboy

9.18 per gallon here in Norway, over 10 on the expensive days

How much is minimum wage over there ???? About 25.00 US per hour ???