Re: OT: Inflation in the US

langwadt@xxxxxxxx wrote:
On 18 Jan., 00:23, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...@My-Web-
Site.com> wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:17:22 -0800 (PST), langw...@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.


Sales tax here is 25% on everything, on cars annual "green tax"
depending on fuel economy. 20 mpg would be something like 1000$/year,
10 mpg 4000$/year

tax starts at 50%, after ~64000$ it's 67% !!


Ouch! That was precisely the reason why I left the Netherlands after I got my degree.


but get two kids and for an average income you get 95% back in free
education etc ...


School is pretty much free in the US as well. Higher ed wouldn't be so darn expensive if parents wouldn't stretch to the limits to send their kids to some super-posh university. I mean, if a kid absolutely "has to" attend old ivy-league or be close to a beach, sure, go ahead, but work to earn the cash for that. I had to work to supplement my budget, it doesn't hurt.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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