Does it p**s you off knowing that Mexico pays less then half of what we are paying for gas???

Question

I just read an article stating that gas in Mexico is $2.54/gallon (even cheaper if you pay with pesos). Diesel is even cheaper then that at $2.20/gallon!!!

It turns out Gas is cheaper in Mexico because of a government subsidy intended to keep inflationary forces in check.

Why don't we pass a law like Mexico has??? Aren't you pissed off that their gas is cheaper??? If you haven't noticed, I am pissed with this knowledge.

Answer 1

Gas might be cheaper there but just look at the air quality.Mexico is doing next to nothing about it's pollution problem where we in North America are contributing through gas taxes to help solve these issues.

Answer 2

And do you think it pisses of the people in Europe that were only paying $4.00 for gas while there paying double that amount.

Answer 3

it's probably just as high for them as yours  is to you...

Answer 4

Yes, it does. Mexico is not the only sizable nation that gets a better deal than the U.S. either.

I think we should start mass-producing good electric cars and ban imports of same.

Answer 5

There is probably a reason for it though.

Answer 6

the gasoline in Mexico isn't formulated with anti-pollution additives to cut down and stop global warming and its killing the polar bears in the arctic.

in the U.S. if gas was formulated the same as Mexico's gas the gas here would be under $2 a gallon!

also there are no state and federal taxes on gasoline in Mexico

I work for state government, the gas taxes pay my income, would you want me outta work?

you're so insensitive !

Answer 7

No, this is not bothersome to me.  Mexico does not have the same standard of living as U.S.A., why would they be paying the same for gas, they do not have the same overhead costs and their economy is even less capable to support higher gas prices than ours.

In the meantime, American and other Western-owned oil companies are still making record profits!

Some oil fields in Iraq are owned by the militias fighting against the U.S.-backed forces which want to gain control the oil fields so we can have cheap gas and a foothold to then take over the rest of the Middle East.  Those militias have no incentive to keep down the cost of oil (they have to pay soldiers, buy weapons, and provide for widows and their children).  And what incentive do the other mostly Middle Eastern OPEC nations have to hold down the cost of a barrel of oil?  None that I can see so long as we are still willing to pay the price.  It weakens the U.S. economy and therefore our military might and therefore our ability to take over the Middle East to do with it as we please.

Our government provide gas subsidies? With what money?  Spending in excess of $12 billion of taxpayer productivity per month on war, trying to re-start the drained domestic economy with "tax rebates," and heat waves, historic floods, drought, and other unforseen disasters (entire seasons of crops lost to salmanella and e coli outbreaks, et cetera) looming which we will need money to help people survive all means there is no money for such a thing.

And would such a thing be good for us?  The rising gas prices are unfortunately driving up food prices, but they are also forcing people to get our of their cars.  I do not support wide-scale biofuel use, that would require too much food-crop land to be turned to fuel-crop land, will drive up food prices, and promote starvation.  Getting out of our cars and on the bus, our bicycles, and taking long walks is good for us in multiple ways of cleaner environment, improved physical health, and improved social spirit in the community.  We might want to start digging up our yards and plant some vegetables too so we can stay home during the riot sales that will eventually occur here in the U.S. if the food prices keep rising.

Answer 8

it pisses me off how people in mississippi are paying less for gas than us chicagoans are. wtf?? we're both in the same friggin country

Answer 9

Try living in California on a fixed income.

Answer 10

No it does not p**s me off.  It pisses me off that instead of investing in more sustainable people friendly modes of transportation we have catered to a car culture.   Public transit where I live is pathetic.  I am solidly middle class and would love to go back to riding the bus if I had the option.  Cars are nothing but a money pit, even with cheap gas.  It has always sucked money away from my long term financial goals, such as retirement.  My husband and I as of yesterday became a one-car family and it is such a relief.  We now bike to work more than half the time and are in better shape for it.  Gas in Mexico is cheap because, among other things, they have shallow environmental standards.  The last thing I want in the world is to subsidize increased car use and thus give my neighbors even more reason to have even more huge SUVs parked in their yards and on the street.