How much does gasoline cost in Aussie-land?

We have one of the highest per capita income here and we still pay the cheapest gas relative to the rest of the world. Heck, I don't own a motorhome, therefore, I ain't complaining.... ...Gas is cheap even at $4/gal.

George!

To be honest I have no idea. I don't use it, so I don't pay attention to what it costs. I can only assume by the number of people who jump in their cars to drive two parking spaces within the same parking lot, that it's not nearly enough.

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We have two parking lots at work. There are always people running to their cars to move them to the upper lot. Don't get it.

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I was eating my oatmeal the other day, and had occasion to read the label on the plastic bear that contained the honey I put on top of the oatmeal. It said, "Made in Turkey".

How cheap does fuel have to be that it is economic to ship honey halfway around the world ? I know that honey is produced in Michigan, my uncle was a beekeeper.

This is part of the problem of globalization. Local industries are decimated because large multinational producers have centralized the means of distribution and production. In addition to being terrible news for working people, it adds to the homogenization of culture. The older folks reading this will remember a time when each region of the USA had it's own unique foods and recipes. This has largely disappeared.

One of the added benefits to rising fuel costs is that expensive fuel makes more obvious the advantages of local production goods and services.

Dan

WalMart is probably becoming conerned that when the price of gas finally goes over the top of American consumers will to pay, they will start parking the family car and quit driving the 5-20 miles to shop at the nearest WalMart. I say Too Bad Wally world.

That is a point I have made many times but no one seems to be listening. Everyone is preaching "doom and gloom and economic collapse" but what will really happen is that all of our manufacturing jobs will come back home from Mexico and Asia because the cost of shipping will make it economically impossible to make everything in China and ship it to the USA.

It costs me £55 to fill my 70 liter tank with diesel,
to convert that to American that is 14 gallons for US$97.44

It wont be long before a tank of fuel is over $100

OUCH!!! My Diesel tank is 100 gallons!