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To: ecrire who wrote (9822)	5/22/2008 1:57:09 PM
From: RonMerks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50739

I think people confuse oil prices in europe and the us- without considering the differences in taxes. The French get 3 months of paid vacation- guaranteed jobs for life, better food and wine for their $7 gas. It's all relative. Both gasoline and jet fuel- without the tax differences are the same. Your point is a tax arguement- not a price of gasoline arguement. We're getting gouged- unless what I think is a 50:50 bet- the guy truly believes his mission from God is to take out Iraq and were about to do that before he leaves office. That would explain the spike. Ron

To: ecrire who wrote (9822)	5/22/2008 2:19:12 PM
From: crdesign	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50739

Western Europe has been dealing with much higher Oil prices than the U.S. for a long time Precisely! In some ways socialism works efficiently in Europe & don't discount Pac Rim Asia. - They have better roads. - They have a superior mass transit systems. - They live (with firm rules, respect & a conscience for each other) closer together. How hard is that to implement here? Smart Cities rule! We, in the US unfortunately have one big stumbling block; PERSONAL GREED. Today US Corporate Executives earn incomes 400x the average US corporate employee (AE). Back in the 20's & 30's the average CEO earned 20x the 'AE'. Can you say disconnect? Tim