Just So You Folks Know:

Right now, the U.S., thanks largely to its taxes, is the 108th most-expensive place on the planet to buy gasoline.

But wait. It gets better. Some U.S. Senators are proposing a massive hike in gasoline taxes, because they believe that making gas so expensive that people will use less of it is a good thing.

Want to see the result of raising taxes as much as our Senators are talking about? See, all the other countries in the top ten have taxes approximately at the rate that our lovely leadership is calling for.

So:

In the U.S., the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $3.45 - #108!

In Portugal, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $7.84 - #10!

In Germany, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $7.86 - #9!

In France, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $8.07 - #8!

In Belgium, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $8.22 - #7!

In Iceland, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $8.28 - #6!

In Monaco, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $8.31 - #5!

In the Netherlands, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $8.37 - #4!

In Britain, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $8.38 - #3!

In Norway, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $8.73 - #2!

In Eritrea, the average price of gas - in U.S. Dollars - per gallon, as of April: $9.58 - #1!



Thanks, Senators http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/05/13/lieberman-warner-bill-dirty-energy-in-the-name-of-climate-protection/" target="_blank">Lieberman and Warner! Thank you http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298271,00.html" target="_blank">Representative John Dingell! Because "global warming" can be stopped, if only we bankrupt everyone who drives! Yay!