adelcrow wrote on Oct 17
th, 2010 at 5:12pm:
Andrei, to be fair I think Im pretty much the only Aussie on here who doesn't complain about petrol prices.
If others on here don't like our prices then it is their right to complain but I happen to think that for a first world country with an open trading and tax system that our petrol prices are quite good.
I realise that you're not complaining at the cost.
There are plenty on here (and in Australia in general) who do complain.
The oil companies are not the ones who set the price being so much more in Australia than in the United States.
As you and I know, it is down to the tax system.
The USA are not alone by the way as your assertion made.
In Edmonton right now, ordinary grade petrol is 92c per litre. Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal are all under $1 per litre too.
Australia has a high tax on petrol compared to the US and Canada. If people want high tax AND they allegedly want this carbon tax (which I really don't think people realise how much it will cost them til it comes in) - then they can't sit there and complain when they pay for it.
I don't complain about petrol prices in the USA because I am happy with them and support the tax structure.
If I did support it and then complained, it'd be hypocritical of me.
Lastnail is being a hypocrite - he supports the Greens and bringing in taxes on petrol then complains how much it is.
Go figure.