tyd2 opened this issue on Mar 14, 2005 ยท 92 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Tue, 15 March 2005 at 11:21 AM
This thread started by pointing out that our FTA means THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL TAXES OR DUTIES added to the US prices.
Elementary economics are difficult to follow, I know.
Even within the borders of the US itself, some people are paying $1.79/gallon for gasoline, while people in other parts of the country are paying over $2.35/gallon for the same product.
It's interesting to note that the higher prices tend to be found in those states with the greatest tendencies towards socialistic thinking (higher taxes, etc.). These areas also tend to be places with higher unemployment rates than the rest of the nation -- along with other sluggish economic trends in general. Such as businesses fleeing the state, and then relocating to other states with lower taxes, etc..