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Ron Green

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13. Here's the meaning:

Reply to MichMan (Reply #9)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 01:12 AM

Aug 2022

This country’s government values things more highly not for their benefit to people and planet, but for their return on investment for big political donors.

Cheap food — now there’s another meaningful comparison.

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Gas Prices Drop Below $4 per Gallon [View all] applegrove Aug 2022 OP

It was Rebl2 Aug 2022 #1

$5.49 at 7-Eleven this morning in CA. nt grumpyduck Aug 2022 #2

$3.37 in eastern Iowa yesterday rurallib Aug 2022 #3

I paid $3.29 in Phoenix yesterday AZSkiffyGeek Aug 2022 #4

$4.49 yesterday in Missoula, MT. MontanaMama Aug 2022 #5

$3.64 in North Florida. sop Aug 2022 #6

It never did stop being way cheaper than in Europe. Ron Green Aug 2022 #7

Fuel taxes are significantly higher in Europe MichMan Aug 2022 #9

Here's the meaning: Ron Green Aug 2022 #13

Are you proposing that the gas taxes be raised $2 per gallon to match Europe? MichMan Aug 2022 #14

I have no proposal; we'd need a time machine to build a different world Ron Green Aug 2022 #17

Still over $5 here -- south coast Oregon. KPN Aug 2022 #8

$3.15 @ Costco in St. Louis...n/t bcool Aug 2022 #10

$3.59 outside Boulder Colorado Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #11

$4.58 at Costco southern OR yesterday nt Tree Lady Aug 2022 #12

KCMO $3.46 leftyladyfrommo Aug 2022 #15

Not here in California, where I live it's closer to $6. 🙁 nt Raine Aug 2022 #16

They're weirdly stable here, right? Sympthsical Aug 2022 #19

3.57 across the border in Ohio Deminpenn Aug 2022 #18