Re: OT: Inflation in the US

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:17:22 -0800 (PST), langwadt@xxxxxxxx wrote:

On 16 Jan., 23:07, Joerg <notthisjoerg...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
TheM wrote:
"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:478E68EF.97AE2E38@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
What's changed ?
Graham
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080116/economy.html
Well, the Europeans were charged up front for most of that. What's the
tax on gas over there? Something like 200%? As for food I have never
experienced a sticker shock like in the Netherlands when I stepped into
a butcher store for the first time after moving there. A pound of nice
beef cost more than five times of what it cost in the US back then. I'd
be surprised if that changed much.

For the record: We pay $3.19 for gasoline right now, today, right here
in our little village. That includes all taxes and comes to about
$0.90/Liter. At Costco (a club warehouse) I could get it for about 6%
less, just came back from there but didn't need gas. So, dudes, what
does it cost in Europe?

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/
around here something like 2$/liter, we also pay a little over 200% in
tax on cars
so it limits the number of big "tanks" on the road ;)

-Lasse

Gawwwwd! I grumbled at paying 8.3% sales tax (~$4650) when I bought
our Q45 "tank" and about 1% annual license plate "registration"...
actually a (property) lieu tax.


One thing I must say is that property taxes are way less confiscatory in Europe, at least in Germany. We paid around $500/year over there for a house. Here for a house of same value >$3000 :-(

Of course, then they pay 19% sales tax in many countries, outrageous luxury taxes as Lasse pointed out and all kinds of other "fees". Heck, even a radio and TV tax.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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