Well, the French have it right on this one (Gas Prices)
 

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/finan...e_down&chan=db

The French threatened the oil companies with a "special tax" if they didn't return some of their bumper profits to consumers in the form of lower gas prices. (And go figure the oil companies reduced gas prices in France)

What sucks is that ANY president the U.S. has ever had other than the current one would do the same thing to the oil companies here in the U.S.
Unfortunately the current administration is owned by the Oil/Energy industry so the record excess profits for the oil companies will continue while prices continue to reach record highs for consumers.

It's a very sad day in world history when the French president has more balls than the American one.

Well, Chirac had a good initiative, we must pray that the Canada will do the same.. And for the USA, you are fucked (You voted for your damn president!).

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Average gas prices in France - close to 7$ per gallon

Average gas prices in USA - close to 3$ per gallon

Who is fucked ?

Canada has to keep their gas prices in line with the US. Sorry Charlie, you're fucked along with em.

bottom line all are fucked

all pay more than before

Major difference between europe and North America there bud ;)

how many liters is a gallon?

No we didn't

It is safe to assume that actions will take place to normalize the price of oil globally. Unless the world is ready for a major inflation something must happen. In order to normalize the price of fuel everything must rise in price to cope, there must also be a lateral rise in wages includind wages for the lowest skilled of workers. The long-term effects of this meteotic rise in prices will be dramatic if something isn't done.

We have to trust our government to look out for itself as well as us.

Frankly the price of fuel could very well be irrellevant if we were paid twice as much as we were a year ago. That not being a reality, gas prices will normalize.

I wasn't happy to see regular peak pas $1.50 per gallon, but I'd hate to say it, at $1.50/gallon I'd be quite content.

3.78 if my memory serves me right

Thank god for my bicycle...

thank god I bought acivic and not the boxter

scary .. but could be true :(

exactely !
who consume more??
viva le S.U.V.

I live in Paris France and I haven't seen a damn difference in the pumps. So, I'll go on record as saying it's all a crock of shit. Gas station next door to me is 1.45 litre.

Oh and there are 3.74 litres per gallon.

I am bending over even as we speak :disgust

Thank you and MetroPornTour. :)

Damn and you guys are complaining... it's $1/liter here. :(

0.70$ in Moscow :)

i feel like eating some freedom fries now

Does anyone know, isn't vehicle insurance included in the gas prices in france? that is what a french guy told me anyhow. So while it is more expensive, they don't pay for car insurance. So do the math I suppose.

No, 3.789 litres per gallon

And we know that the only reason that petrol is higher in France than America is to maintain those fine roads in Paris. lol

Oh you pay for insurance here. In fact they are kind of crazy about their insurance in France. You can't move into an appartment without insurance.

As for the drivers.

There are agressive drivers like in L.A.
There are drivers that disregard traffic laws like in Barcelona
There are fast drivers like in Rome.

I've lived in all these places but fuck!!!

They are just goddam morons behind the wheel in Paris. A chimp on crack is about the same as a Parisian driver. I would rather drive the L.A. 101 during rush hour in a rainstorm.

Unless it's a "Canadian gallon", then it's 4 liters!!! :1orglaugh When people go to the store to get a "gallon" of milk, its 4 liters. :thumbsup

I'll take capitalism any day over this. 'Special Tax'? Come on who do you think will eat that in the long run? BTW Chirac is about as corrupt as they come. He is probably spending the 'special tax' money on his girlfriends.

If France was socialist or even communist at least it would be something better then it is now. Basically in a nutshell France is pure bureaucracy. It must destroy a rainforest each year with the amount of paperwork they have here.

Even the simplist things are a nightmare. And added to that, you just can't throw money at a problem and watch it suddenly fix itself.

I have never been in a country where enough amounts of money CAN'T make a problem go away. Here in France they figure the money must be "BLACK" money. IE: gotten from ilegal venues. As such it is InTeRdIt and won't touch it.

Needless to say, most of our friends are immigrant.

Same thing happened over here. Govrnement demanded that oil companies reduce prices in light of the insane profits of the last year and a half. Dont knowif it will do any good though.

Btw note in the article that France demanded a reduction in oil prices to help its farmers. This has nothing to do with ordinary folks wanting cheap gas. Its just the usual pouring of cash into the black hole that is Europen agricultural politics.

I paid 2.39$ per gallon the other day. Thank Mexico for having their own oil.

Um, not to cut into your rant, but honestly, you can walk faster on the 101 whether it's raining or not, than you can drive, during rush hour...

Nixon was the last presdent to do just that. But look what happen to him. I dont think
any other president will ever do that again.

Yes I know honey. But it's just a damn fair bit safer on the 101 then on the roads of paris.

time to trade in those big rams for civics guys :) Get used to the high prices. it will NOT get better.

I hope other world leaders would do the same.

I fucking agree with you 110%, it is sad that Bush won't have the balls to be more manly than that PUSSY Chirac.

You beat me to it.