Subject	Don't forget, part of their "rules" is to include taxes to
Posted by	Di Lo on April 22, 2006 at 1:46 PM
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In Reply To	... and I feel like the gov is screwing me over posted by pallen on April 22, 2006 at 01:24 PM
Message	get their "fair" share. Income taxes are taxes you pay to make a living in that country. Taxes on things like gas, tobacco, services, are user taxes. Literally a tax on tax because someone else paid taxes on their income to make that product or service for you to purchase.
Follow Ups	GAS rant --sorry -- I am getting tired of these gas - The Devils Z 08:03:32 04/22/06 Our gas prices over here have been running between - govaardz(Aruba) 08:41:59 04/22/06 OUCH!! (n/m) - TTFairladyZ 10:34:53 04/22/06 and the sad thing is, isn't aruba only like 16 miles - longhornz32(Fort Worth) 11:09:15 04/22/06 19.6 Miles and 6 miles across at it's widest point 70sqMiles (n/m) - govaardz(Aruba) 13:30:08 04/22/06 Get Ready for $4.50 Premium in the summer. - i300zxtt 09:52:36 04/22/06 Oh, I forgot..get ready for price inflation in general - i300zxtt 09:55:16 04/22/06 Maybe we could do a gas GB ? (n/m) - govaardz(Aruba) 09:55:31 04/22/06 The problem is that gasoline doesn't last very long - i300zxtt 10:00:06 04/22/06 2nd that, make mine 100 octane please. (n/m) - ssm300z 11:20:49 04/22/06 you forgot when the first hurricain rolls in , the $1+ jump - Halo Z 10:50:23 04/22/06 STFU. Whining and complaining won't make it any better. - Spee 10:15:15 04/22/06 You’re accusing someone of being a troll? (n/m) - Madhatter10-6 10:44:11 04/22/06 simple? yes. But not buy gas or don't buy gas - LJZTT 10:59:25 04/22/06 Looks like it's someone's nap time. (n/m) - longhornz32(Fort Worth) 11:15:50 04/22/06 2nd (n/m) - CollegeBoy 17:47:22 04/22/06 HUGE 2nd - scoTTinald (BC) 13:06:40 04/22/06 lol :) (n/m) - The Devils Z 13:42:30 04/22/06 It is not an ASH Theory - Ethanol impact on A/F below - The Devils Z 14:03:03 04/22/06 FYI, those articles are somewhat moot now - SeedyROM 14:33:07 04/22/06 I know Ash did not invent the theory... - Spee 14:34:17 04/22/06 lol -- u don't know what you are talking about .. - The Devils Z 20:54:31 04/22/06 *gubmint (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 19:34:53 04/22/06 Re: GAS rant --sorry -- I am getting tired of these gas - T(Seattle) 10:27:07 04/22/06 my job is only 1.8 miles away - ARA300ZX 10:53:36 04/22/06 I've been doing 14 miles each way on my bike since Oct - Kurt(Miami) 08:46:45 04/23/06 boycott Exxon Mobil - LJZTT 10:55:50 04/22/06 thanks! - SactoTodd 11:05:18 04/22/06 we dont even have exxon stations in OK, so I get to - LJZTT 11:12:33 04/22/06 Yeah, that'll work real well. - Marshall 11:22:25 04/22/06 wrong, it will never reach that point - LJZTT 12:27:48 04/22/06 No, it is you who doesn't understand simple economics. - Marshall 12:41:47 04/22/06 it does, Americans are apathetic until something near - LJZTT 12:52:12 04/22/06 all the major Gas Stations get gasoline from the same source - i300zxtt 11:26:51 04/22/06 you arent trying to affect the price of a barrel of oil - LJZTT 12:20:52 04/22/06 ROFL...the idea is completely retarded (n/m) - Spee 12:12:13 04/22/06 well, you would have to have a basic grasp of economics - LJZTT 12:26:26 04/22/06 LOL@ "freshman level econ class" - Marshall 12:47:07 04/22/06 lol @ kid, what I find funny is how guys like you whose - LJZTT 13:10:27 04/22/06 damn economics is killing me this semester. (n/m) - zboost(tx) 13:12:00 04/22/06 You paid for your econ classes? - Spee 14:23:04 04/22/06 you may be right, but at some point the prices will make - LJZTT 14:36:08 04/22/06 You still don't get it. - Kenny 14:41:26 04/22/06 false, you keep demand for oil/gas at the supplier/wholesale - LJZTT 15:10:47 04/22/06 Again, that would have no net affect on gas prices. - Kenny 16:18:17 04/22/06 Another thing you fail to realize is that... - Kenny 16:23:15 04/22/06 either way there is no incentive for me to buy from them - LJZTT 17:06:04 04/22/06 And all the other oil companies are completely innocent? - Kenny 17:17:51 04/22/06 the dutch never killed anybody they are too stoned - LJZTT 17:28:47 04/22/06 Re: the dutch never killed anybody they are too stoned - Kenny 17:31:21 04/22/06 cliffs notes please, I'm still shell all the way (n/m) - LJZTT 17:42:09 04/22/06 Re: cliffs notes please, I'm still shell all the way - Kenny 17:43:32 04/22/06 still waiting (n/m) - LJZTT 18:02:18 04/22/06 On what? - Kenny 21:41:09 04/22/06 You're missing my point. - Spee 14:44:27 04/22/06 no I get it, but you are missing mine... - LJZTT 15:20:42 04/22/06 Re: no I get it, but you are missing mine... - Z U N L 16:05:40 04/22/06 lol - Spee 22:49:58 04/22/06 exxon will sell it the other stations. (n/m) - zboost(tx) 12:38:53 04/22/06 Re: exxon will sell it the other stations. - LJZTT 12:49:12 04/22/06 And you think that little bit of gas will matter to exxon? - zboost(tx) 13:10:39 04/22/06 they make good money off of retail - LJZTT 13:26:40 04/22/06 Not many station owners/managers own the station. - scoTTinald (BC) 13:36:01 04/22/06 in some rare cases yes, but I ve talked alot to the - LJZTT 13:45:44 04/22/06 Re: in some rare cases yes, but I ve talked alot to the - Z U N L 14:49:41 04/22/06 you arent "cutting" demand at all, you are "shifting" it - LJZTT 15:03:27 04/22/06 Let me clarify-- - Z U N L 15:49:17 04/22/06 but Exxon doesn thave a vertical monopoly on gas AFAIK - LJZTT 16:13:55 04/22/06 Re: but Exxon doesn thave a vertical monopoly on gas AFAIK - Z U N L 17:22:57 04/22/06 while those are good points I still believe the heart of the - LJZTT 18:22:08 04/22/06 You can't have it both ways. - Z U N L 21:38:34 04/22/06 For the last time. - Kenny 17:39:24 04/22/06 who do you think does the speculating? - LJZTT 17:51:21 04/22/06 Futures traders who are buying crude oil. - Kenny 17:58:40 04/22/06 because exxonmobil is by and large the largest oil company - LJZTT 18:12:47 04/22/06 Re: because exxonmobil is by and large the largest oil compa - Z U N L 21:48:24 04/22/06 Exactly. - Kenny 21:53:19 04/22/06 sure I get it, but like I said before exxon may not even be - LJZTT 00:03:55 04/23/06 So what? - Kenny 21:50:39 04/22/06 wtf? - Kenny 17:29:24 04/22/06 creating greater necessity for price competition does not = - LJZTT 17:38:18 04/22/06 It's not a necessity if it doesn't affect jobs. - Kenny 17:42:48 04/22/06 one more time ken, provoking greater price competition - LJZTT 18:00:35 04/22/06 There won't be any competition. - Kenny 21:40:33 04/22/06 kenny4prez (n/m) - Z U N L 17:38:20 04/22/06 You're hurting the little guy, not the big guy. - Z U N L 14:43:16 04/22/06 ZOMG! You got it in am email? It must be true!!!!1 - boileralum 22:27:57 04/22/06 no a couple friends asked me if I had heard about it via - LJZTT 00:06:42 04/23/06 I agree the prices suck, but what I'm most curious about is - bb0ys 10:58:48 04/22/06 If you think gas prices are high now, be prepared... - i300zxtt 11:13:24 04/22/06 yes... - LJZTT 13:52:20 04/22/06 2nd on Canada. - WAGGZ 19:12:56 04/22/06 I like the idea of a new chip for water injection - Max865(ATL) 11:55:40 04/22/06 I hate to burst your bubble but 100 octane in Cali - IBPimpn 12:44:04 04/22/06 ... and I feel like the gov is screwing me over - pallen 13:24:46 04/22/06 but ensure standards at the same time, I dont think we - LJZTT 13:36:18 04/22/06 RE: I dont think we honestly want "startup" gas companies. - pallen 14:22:27 04/22/06 I dunno how exactly the gov regulates and what standards - LJZTT 14:54:14 04/22/06 Standards are great! - pallen 19:10:09 04/22/06 Don't forget, part of their "rules" is to include taxes to - Di Lo 13:46:14 04/22/06 no apology necessary, it deserves alot more attention - LJZTT 14:20:52 04/22/06 keep waving your flag, Chicken Little. (n/m) - Spee 14:35:23 04/22/06 that was hurtful....back under your bridge, troll (n/m) - LJZTT 14:55:37 04/22/06 Go to Europe. Youll love the price of gas in America. - nissanZtt222 (NJ) 14:48:30 04/22/06 but they use the tax for beneficial purposes for the country (n/m) - inf 15:01:32 04/22/06 I dont doubt that one bit. - nissanZtt222 (NJ) 15:13:06 04/22/06 Or Canada. (n/m) - scoTTinald (BC) 15:06:18 04/22/06 Oil tycoons control the oil prices - pallen 19:42:13 04/22/06 Inside... - nissanZtt222 (NJ) 18:53:15 04/23/06 Re: GAS rant --sorry -- I am getting tired of these gas - evoandy 15:49:17 04/22/06 I spend $150 a week on gas...it's part of life - CollegeBoy 17:46:54 04/22/06 sig looks badass! (n/m) - zboost(tx) 19:07:57 04/22/06 Wait till Bush starts a war with Iran, We'll be lucky - AzHeat 22:25:22 04/22/06
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