Fuel Prices near me

[Jimbeaux]

Costco has petrol for $2.51 / U.S. Gallon. That beats the average around here (Louisiana) of $2.97. What is it looking like your way?

[Jimbeaux]

Well, damn!

[Jimbeaux]

GTIR said:

I wonder who pays for that cheap fuel.

Where do you think the $2 trillion that the US administration has been spent so far in Iraq, Afghanistan comes from?

ETA It's $6 trillion, sorry!

Edited by GTIR on Wednesday 15th October 15:51

Not sure. Domestic production is high here and rising. I do know we get NO oil from Iraq. I don't think it is cheap as much as yours is too high.

[Jimbeaux]

toohuge said:

Jimbeaux said:

Costco has petrol for $2.51 / U.S. Gallon. That beats the average around here (Louisiana) of $2.97. What is it looking like your way?

bd! Ours around here (Buckhead, Atlanta) 3.99/ U.S Gallon....

I need to move

Sounds like you do!

[Jimbeaux]

Gargamel said:

GTIR said:

I wonder who pays for that cheap fuel.

Where do you think the $2 trillion that the US administration has been spent so far in Iraq, Afghanistan comes from?

ETA It's $6 trillion, sorry!

Edited by GTIR on Wednesday 15th October 15:51

Does the US actually import much oil ? Genuine question by the way.

We still do but are very close to total oil independence. Not to be political but the current administration is doing all it can to limit domestic production. Even with that, we are still close to actually exporting oil. We are currently the world's top natural gas produce, hopefully oil is next.

[Jimbeaux]

hornetrider said:

Jimbeaux said:

What is it looking like your way?

You know damn well you smug yank tosser

[Jimbeaux]

GTIR said:

Jimbeaux said:

GTIR said:

I wonder who pays for that cheap fuel.

Where do you think the $2 trillion that the US administration has been spent so far in Iraq, Afghanistan comes from?

ETA It's $6 trillion, sorry!

Edited by GTIR on Wednesday 15th October 15:51

I do know we get NO oil from Iraq.

I don't think that's entirely true.

As it's run by western companies (BP, Shell etc) is doesn't show as "imported oil from Iraq". IIRC.

Although it has been know for me to speak bks sometimes.

You may have a point; sort of like asking where a car is built.....someone responds with "what part"?

[Jimbeaux]

We imported 40% in 2012, 32% in 2013, and are on pace to lower that this year.

An interesting note; China now imports more oil from the ME than we do. This opens a whole new set of exposures and vulnerabilities to their economy.

http://www.vox.com/2014/9/3/6101885/middle-east-no...

[Jimbeaux]

Bradgate said:

I’m guessing the argument that gasoline is, and has always been, much too cheap in the USA, resulting in people driving vehicles which are far too big, heavy, wasteful, polluting and inefficient isn’t going to get much agreement round here?

I counter with your fuel being far too expensive due to the merciless taxes you folks allow to be foisted upon it.

[Jimbeaux]

GTIR said:

Jimbeaux said:

I counter with your fuel being far too expensive due to the merciless taxes you folks allow to be foisted upon it.

True, but then he UK is in a much better fiscal position, especially during the financial crisis, than the US when you compare their deficit to GDP and we will be better off over the next five years.

I once looked into TAX in the US and it's quite perplexing. Maybe you could explain it to a simpleton, like moi? (That's French that is)

We pay less taxes than you but to explain out tax system to you in simple terms; it's all fked up! That is on purpose due to the lawyer lobby here. A flat tax system would un-employ thousands of firms depended upon to wade through the Divenci Code that is our tax system.
Not sure about you lot being better off fiscally. I recently watched the financial channel when it was shown that our growth is high compared to the UK, EU as a whole, and Japan, only to hear the money expert say that using those as a comparison is setting the bar pretty low.

[Jimbeaux]

Bradgate said:

I agree that fuel is too expensive in the UK, although the price has stabilised in recent years and is now starting to fall due to the oil price. Filling up my 3-Series costs about £70 ($112). This adds up to a significant monthly expense for ordinary working people.

If the US government imposed a tax of $1 per gallon, it could afford to pay off the deficit in about 6 months, and then provide free healthcare to everyone, like civilised countries .

It's so civilized its producing the thinking parts of the new Caliphate Empire.

[Jimbeaux]

Shaoxter said:

Just came back from the US&A - lowest I saw was $3.09/gallon with the average generally around $3.50. Highest was over $6 in Death Valley!

Regional differences seem to be much bigger over there, and petrol/gas stations next to each other would sometimes have 20-30c differences in price.

Oh yes, prices, like culture, varies widely throughout the country. It is around $2.97 average here (Costco / Sam's Club) about $2.50.

[Jimbeaux]

Willy Nilly said:

Jimbeaux said:

Costco has petrol for $2.51 / U.S. Gallon. That beats the average around here (Louisiana) of $2.97. What is it looking like your way?

Ours is heavily taxed which goes to pay for stuff. A friend of mine has had breast cancer surgery and treatment, then it spread and she had another operation last week, do you know what that cost her? fk all. Swings and round-a-bouts.

My friend's wife had the same thing. They pay $150/month health insurance. How much a month do you pay in petrol?

[Jimbeaux]

Willy Nilly said:

Jimbeaux said:

Willy Nilly said:

Jimbeaux said:

Costco has petrol for $2.51 / U.S. Gallon. That beats the average around here (Louisiana) of $2.97. What is it looking like your way?

Ours is heavily taxed which goes to pay for stuff. A friend of mine has had breast cancer surgery and treatment, then it spread and she had another operation last week, do you know what that cost her? fk all. Swings and round-a-bouts.

My friend's wife had the same thing. They pay $150/month health insurance. How much a month do you pay in petrol?

I drive a Honda Jazz with a tiddly fuel tank. I didn't buy any petrol in September

Awesome, but you still got my point, I'm certain.

[Jimbeaux]

oilydan said:

I paid about $0.20 per litre this morning.

In Saudi

Although the tax on beer is much higher than the US or UK

Tax? I thought beer there came with a beating?

Edited by Jimbeaux on Wednesday 15th October 18:05

[Jimbeaux]

Willy Nilly said:

Jimbeaux said:

Awesome, but you still got my point, I'm certain.

From what I gather, both your system of private health care and our system of tax payer funded health care actually cost about the same and both have their pros and cons. I remember paying $0.89/gallon in Louisiana in 1998.

True.
We paid about $1.65 in Tennessee in 2007.
If you come this way again, signal me and I will buy you some pints of your choosing.

[Jimbeaux]

oilydan said:

Jimbeaux said:

oilydan said:

I paid about $0.20 per litre this morning.

In Saudi

Although the tax on beer is much higher than the US or UK

Tax? I thought beer came with a beating?

Or lashes.

Mildly more tolerable than getting bum-snuffled for $2.00 a litre fuel in the UK though

[Jimbeaux]

750turbo said:

Jimbeaux said:

oilydan said:

I paid about $0.20 per litre this morning.

In Saudi

Although the tax on beer is much higher than the US or UK

Tax? I thought beer there came with a beating?

Edited by Jimbeaux on Wednesday 15th October 18:05

I paid nearly £9 a pint in my Hotel over there - That was hard for a v tight Scotsman

Money came out sqeaking, huh? Rubed the ink right off.

[Jimbeaux]

giblet said:

64.9p per litre for LPG. Glad I made the switch!

LPG catching on big here as well. $1.21 / Gallon. The conversion kits are surprisingly reasonable for non-LPG vehicles as well.

[Jimbeaux]

thelawnet said:

hifihigh said:

Actually the healthcare spend per capita in the USA is more than double than in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_...

This is correct. American healthcare is CATASTROPHICALLY, insanely, ludicrously expensive and poor value for money. Twice as expensive as out developed countries with overall worse outcomes in many areas.

People in the UK have no idea just how fked up the American healthcare system is. It's insanely bad.

I watched one of these 'undercover boss' shows on a plane recently where the billionaire owner secretly works on the shop floor with low-paid employees and then hands them $20k cash at the end. Literally every single one of them had debts due to medical bills.

Typical US healthcare outcome, WITH insurance:

http://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/2...

fk that st.

FWIW, UK spending is around £2030/capita, US around £1700/capita. So not that much different. Our overall higher spending is more to do with our higher welfare spend, than healthcare specifically.

You watch a "reality show" and can now tell us all how it is? I live here and feel differently than you. Maybe you are not as qualified as you may think to make such definative statements.