taxes

Tax on gas has the advantage that it will be returned to the people in some way. Here the current “war” steps in. in the us 50 % of taxes is used to finance the “war”. The war was induced to try and lower gas prices by invading oil rich regions in the world.

thinking about this i keep hitting myself for having contributed to this war by working in the US thus paying tax as well as spending my money on gas and other consumer goods that has a part federal tax included in the price.

the tax on gas is only between 26 cents/gallon (Alaska) and 64 ¢/g (California) but still with almost 400 million gallons (1.5 billion litres, 1.5 x 10^9) used in the us every day that is still about 90 billion dollars a year. (including diesel taxes)
(source: us department of energy)

war clock

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Iraq War Cost

9/11 with mixed feelings

disclaimer:
My discussions in these posts are sometimes critical to the US. It’s people, cities, way of life and culture all get its share of knock. I am aware that as a foreigner it is not my business to tell people here how to live their lives, but I believe my presence helps people to look at their country with different eyes and to keep in mind that the world is a little bigger than America.
For these reasons I want to underline the fact that I love the United States, every time I have been visiting has been out of my own free will and I am thankful for the opportunity the US has given me in comparing my own home country to this. To honor the land of freedom I have made a list of the best things about the United States and America!

Things everybody (almost) loves about the US.
- the people. Friendly, cheerful and social.
- the anything-is-possible-spirit. Moon landings, Microsoft, Martha Stewart...
- the nature, the great varieties in flora, fauna and geology.
- the ability to order any kind of food (almost) at any time of the day (or night).
- the ice cream.
- the cars. (Whatever you Americans think about them, we foreigners love American cars!)
- the innovations. Apple, Internet, hamburgers...

computah works!

ew, must give alot of credit to mac-support, being really fast and nice to me. thanks!