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You would be surprised how much you are willing to pay...

Submitted by Mic_Hall on April 7, 2008 - 01:14.

Your example with Europe (west) is still not good enought to show how much people are willing to pay for gasoline. I come from easter Europe. And believe me - some people, especially those living in rural areas, are willing to spend as much as 25% of their income on gasoline to get to work. Thats because there is no other work nearer and they badly need to word - same as you americans. It's easy when the the average entry level salary is at 330 euros/month and the gasoline at 1,3 euro / liter ($7,4 gallon)...

So with your salaries, there is still plenty room for increasses before you even start looking around for alternatives. The gallon could equally cost $18 and you would still pomp as much as you do today...

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