RotaryRacer wrote:
rpengr wrote:
Keep in mind that when you hear American prices, Taxes are not included.
We are talking about fuel prices in this thread. From every experience I have buying fuel all over this country taxes are included in the price advertised on the pump.
Sure, there are some additional federal taxes included in the price of fuel, however:
Income taxes are not included. Property taxes are not included, etc. In some countries, there is no income tax, but instead they use Value Added Tax in the price of their products. Please re-read my original comment. I was stating that 30% or so of our income is already taxed away before we go to make purchases, including fuel.
Price comparisons are not apples to apples when comparing an income tax country to a value added tax country. That was my point...and I'm not saying that one is better than the other.
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