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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"the price of gas in london is $7.75 USD. so, joe had nothing to do with it. you're just easily fooled into anger b/c
"the price of gas in london is $7.75 USD. so, joe had nothing to do with it. you're just easily fooled into anger because you enjoy it."
saw this on fb. the person who posted it wrote:
"I took a communications class in college that taught that emotions are the key to controlling people. Keep yours in check for best results."
https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/United-Kingdom/gasoline_prices/
perhaps it's gone up this past week. at any rate:
close enuf.
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"the price of gas in london is $7.75 USD. so, joe had nothing to do with it. you're just easily fooled into anger b/c (Original Post)
orleans
Mar 24
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MichMan
(11,938 posts)1. Gas taxes are substantially higher than in the US
If we did the same, people would be lined up to buy EV instead of full size pickups and SUV.
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)2. Nobody in the United States cares whether gas costs more somewhere else.
orleans
(34,060 posts)4. speak for yourself
betsuni
(25,538 posts)3. Whining about prices at the pumps, camera pans back to reveal a gigantic shiny-new gas-guzzling vehicle.
Come on, man. Those people are ridiculous. Get a normal car.