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Originally posted by bhutocracy
you honestly think it costs a dollar per gallon to cross the border? - 150% the cost of the gas itself to cross the thin finger of florida?
I don't know why you guys are so reluctant to accept the reality here. You are getting fleeced.. it's nothing new... Bush or Clinton. The campaign contributors and old boys network are going to get juicy inflated contracts. Welcome to the real world.
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Well it is alittle more than crossing a border. It is my understanding that Iraq is around the size of Texas. That is a large area to be transporting and distributing gas and if Halliburton is using American employees...each employee is costing them an arm and a leg. With their hourly pay...overtime pay...benefits...and additional monies and perks that American employees make when working overseas one employee can cost them well over $100,000 per year. One of my friends is a crane operator and he works over seas. He goes over for 12-18 months at a time and comes back with more than a $100,000 in the bank each time.
Are they gouging some...probably...it is the way with most companies.