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U.S. Drivers: Shut Up, Stop Whining, You Don't Pay $8/Gallon

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Old 02-28-2011, 01:20 PM
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Turmoil in Libya is making global oil markets nervous. That means higher gasoline prices. Cue the creeping unease and outright fear that Our American Way Of Life May Be In Peril. Well, it's Monday morning, and we have a brisk message for our U.S. readers: Shut up and stop whining. So gas is over $3 a gallon, maybe even edging close to $4...





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Old 02-28-2011, 03:17 PM
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Diesel is $1.7 / liter here...
So that would make it around $6.5 / gallon.
Fuel distributors claim oil prices drive up fuel prices while internal production can ensure over 50% of the oil need. Talk about getting shafted...
I don't want to mention the average wage, it would make me sound like a whiner
 




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