gasoline prices

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by navane

Thanks Jon! I didn't think to look on snopes (it's not so much a scam or urban legend as it is a poor understanding of economics). My roomie has to drive 350 miles every *weekend* and I'm sure that hurts his wallet. I think he's already considering purchasing a smaller car, which would fall into the "buy less gas" suggestion given in the snopes link above. Thanks!

.....Kelly

K-In this case it was not yet a scam/urban legend.
That said, all too many chain letters with same idea have been going around for years and ending up in all to many in-boxes.
And that is why it is covered in the Urban legend sites.

[jon1856]

NEW YORK (May 1) -- Despite daily headlines bemoaning record gas prices, the U.S. is actually one of the cheaper places to fill up in the world.
Out of 155 countries surveyed, U.S. gas prices were the 45th cheapest, according to a recent study from AIRINC, a research firm that tracks cost of living data.

The difference is staggering. As of late March, U.S. gas prices averaged $3.45 a gallon. That compares to over $8 a gallon across much of Europe, $12.03 in Aruba and $18.42 in Sierra Leone.

The U.S. has always fought to keep gas prices low, and the current debate among presidential candidates on how to keep them that way has been fierce.

But those cheap gas prices - which Americans have gotten used to - mean they feel price spikes like the ones we're experiencing now more acutely than citizens from other nations which have had historically more expensive fuel.
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_...002x1200043254

[justabeachbrat]

Today, the first time in my area, Pasadena crept past $4.00 gallon, 2 at $4.03, and paid $4.05 downtown LA. My older sister in Wyoming reporrts they are on the rise there, too. There: $3.35: no CA taxes and whatever else they tack on here.

[Thetagirl218]

On I- 75 from Tallahassee to Tampa I saw once place that had gass for 3.79! Also gas was on average 3.65 in tally while it is 3.52 down in Tampa Bay. I wonder why the difference?