here's one gas price analysis. it's not so bad. i don't know what the fuck they're talking about rising income. seems im going backward.
so that's where the gas tax in europe went? not so much maintening roads. what is our excise tax used for?
"And some people, usually Europeans, like to point out that gasoline is still far cheaper in the United States than it is in Europe, where it can cost upwards of $8 a gallon.
Others argue that's it's not fair to compare the United States and Europe, as Europe's high prices are largely due to taxes, which are then used to fund public benefits such as mass transit or cheaper health care."
Yahoo! Personal Finance