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What is your minimum wage though? Here it is $5.85 per hour.Originally Posted by TigerOnTheProwl
Wow, compared to us, your gas costs nothing. Here it's 131.9 cents per liter. Per gallon, that would be about $5.27.
It went up 20 cents here in a week. Monday it was at $3.39 - last night it went back up to $3.59. Its unreal & so expensiveOriginally Posted by Beck4582
When I bought gas the other day it was $3.47. Something has got to give eventually. I'm going broke because of gas. At some point I'm going to have to start choosing between food and gas. I know a lot of American families are already at that point.
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.
I live in Germany, and we're paying well over $8 a gallon. The last time we filled up, with diesel, mind you, it came to just under €100 = $154. That should last us at least a month and a half, although our car is fairly largeAnd then there's the varying distances people drive, the public transportation options available, and the different services people get in exchange for high gas prices.
You are so right! Where I live, the heat is so wretched most of the year that walking or biking would be impossible, but where it can be done, we should design for it. An air-cooled underground tunnel network for bikes and pedestrians would extend the season considerably. Just think how much oil would be saved, how much pollution would be eliminated, and how many people would be in better health!Originally Posted by jcat
Not enough is invested in public transportation there, and forget about town planning! If you live in a suburb, you're "stranded", and totally dependent on cars.
I think in Saskatchewan it's... $8.60... ish... 'bout eight and a half, American, anyway. Probably higher than some places, though...Originally Posted by AlleyGirl
What is your minimum wage though? Here it is $5.85 per hour.