Fuel Prices

[henry33]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

kinda like bitchin about fuel prices..... if you think the prices are so bad, stop buying

that is right I quit smoking since the price went up again and I am not willing to pay for something that hurt me so much

I wan to react that in Europe we have to pay taxes. as someone said all countries have deficit and governments try to decrease it by taxing everything. The same happen in Slovakia but in comparison with other countries the road tax is not so horrible. I just do not understand where US government takes money (you do not have taxes on roads and gas etc) when you spend so much on wars (huge amount of money). Just curious I do not want to talk about the war whether it is right or wrong.

[why?]

Originally Posted by vwtech

I love it when poeple complain about cigarette prices.

i love it when politicians tax cigarettes higher, then complain that they don't get enough tax money for cigarettes, yet they still all make sure everyone says how bad cigarette smoking is for you.

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

kinda like bitchin about fuel prices..... if you think the prices are so bad, stop buying

yea, like that is really an option. That is like saying," you don't like breathing, so just stop breathing." not really a practical solution.

Originally Posted by henry33

that is right I quit smoking since the price went up again and I am not willing to pay for something that hurt me so much

I wan to react that in Europe we have to pay taxes. as someone said all countries have deficit and governments try to decrease it by taxing everything. The same happen in Slovakia but in comparison with other countries the road tax is not so horrible. I just do not understand where US government takes money (you do not have taxes on roads and gas etc) when you spend so much on wars (huge amount of money). Just curious I do not want to talk about the war whether it is right or wrong.

US taxes are mostly income taxes. There are gas taxes, real estate taxes, and there are also taxes that we don't see, and that a lot of people don't know about, but we pay anyways.

[fmicle]

Originally Posted by henry33

that is right I quit smoking since the price went up again and I am not willing to pay for something that hurt me so much

I wan to react that in Europe we have to pay taxes. as someone said all countries have deficit and governments try to decrease it by taxing everything. The same happen in Slovakia but in comparison with other countries the road tax is not so horrible. I just do not understand where US government takes money (you do not have taxes on roads and gas etc) when you spend so much on wars (huge amount of money). Just curious I do not want to talk about the war whether it is right or wrong.

It's a little bit of a different mind set here. The government is not meant to "feed" the people, as it is the tradition in Easter Europe, where the government is expected to take care of everything, from providing jobs to welfare, to pensions, to free education and so on.

Here you get just some basic services and then you're on your own. Taxes are lower, sometimes much lower than some European countries, you get to keep more of you heard earned money, but you're also expected to look after yourself more. If your house burns down, don't come crying to the government, you had better be insured.

That's the basic idea, the devil is in the details, of course

As for, where the war money is coming from? Well, it's complicated... Read about the "Bretton Woods System" and reserve currencies. The US is in a privileged situation because of the role of the US dollar in the world and can get away doing things other countries (especially smaller countries) can't.