Nehemia Shtrasler: ANALYSIS: U.S. economy in crisis as it pays price for greed
Talkback
Title: To Johnny Weintraub Name: Mathematics City: State:
Johnny, a Barrel of oil contains about 160 litres, so the price of a litre should be around 60 cents! Close to 80% of what Americans pay for a litre of gas goes to federal & local taxes! So (1) Don`t blame the Arabs for the high cost of gas, (2) you know damn well that OPEC has many non-Arab countries, (3) Russia & UK also produce oil! And what about all that Texan oil? Why don`t Texans pay less for gas if the oil is under your own feet? The US economy is in BAD shape and you all have George Bush (a Texan) to thank for. $5 billion a week are wasted in Iraq (52 weeks per year, 5 years since the war!). Make your own calculations!