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Actually, my key point is

Submitted by Xin Lu on March 10, 2008 - 12:51.

Actually, my key point is that since the demand for gasoline is much greater than all these other liquids, gasoline should be more expensive. Gasoline has to be refined from crude oil and transported to all over the world as well. It is not that different from any other consumable product.

I think the packaging and branding is a good reason why a lot of sodas are more expensive.  We don't exactly sell gasoline in cans and colorful glass and plastic bottles.   There is a little bit of branding involved, though.  For example, Shell gas is always more expensive than a Chevron near where I live. 

Gas is also cheap in America because we don't have as many taxes as European countries on it. This makes people drive more.

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