In Europe gas ranges from $5-$7 a gallon. STOP COMPLAINING! Everyday people have there $6 to spend at Starbucks for their coffee, but when gas is a little over $3/gallon they get insane.
2007-05-25 07:51:48 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Good thing your car doesn't run on Starbucks coffee.
2007-05-25 07:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by .... . .-.. .-.. --- 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
This is not really a fair comparison of prices as the price in Europe contains all the taxes that European nations put on gas. The smaller size of Europe makes public transportation more feasible. While public transportation in the cities like New York and Chicago works well here, on the whole, the overall size of the United States makes a national public transportation system nearly impossible.
However, if you are not willing to personally change the way you drive and your consumption habits, you should not be complaining about the price of gas.
By the way, $6 for the crap Starbucks serves is insane.
2007-05-25 07:59:07 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
We discussed this topic at lunch today. If you look at prices, people are paying:
$21+ a gallon for coffee at Starbucks,
$2.99 or more for a gallon of milk,
$5 for a 24 pack of bottled water when it is filtered tap water that costs $0.01 cents per gallon out of the tap
$3.99 for a liter of cheap bottle of wine or $49 for a bottle of Treana Red Blend Wine (Meijer Ad this week),
$15.99 for 1.28 gallons of Miller Lite or Bud Lite (12 pack bottles) at Meijer
$6 for a gallon of spagetti sauce (Ragu)
We here in the US have been spoiled by the low cost of fuel. Do you actually realize how much you pay for a gallon of other products?
Gas has put a crunch on everyone, however you have to decide what is more important. The grande latte at starbucks everyday or a gallon of gas.
I also don't hear anyone complaining about Starbuck gouging for a gallon of coffee.
2007-05-25 08:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's funny you said that about Starbucks, I'm kinda like that hmm-coffee or gas? But I had no idea that gas was that high in Europe, sorry that sucks. I think it's ridiculous because the government always says that we are low on fuel that's why it goes up and down. But what I don't understand how we can be so low when we have all this untouched ground in the states. I live in the Midwest and recently took a trip to Vegas and most of the land between the two hasn't been touched at all. Let's put some oil rigs out there and see what comes up.
2007-05-25 08:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by prima ballerina 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
*LOL* You got it right. $6 for an 8 oz cup of coffee equates to $104 a gallon. Remember when you could get a good cup of coffee for a quarter?
In 1970 a house that cost $20K now costs almost $750K. What they should be thankful for gas hasn't gone up as much as the cost of houses.
And what about a bottle or water? A buck gets you (IF you aren't at some event) 16oz of colorless, tasteless, orderless liquid. Run that through your calculator and see what that costs a gallon.
Oh well I suppose there are still some who would gripe if they were hung with a new rope.
2007-05-25 08:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the price of gas goes up 33% in 6 months while the oil companies are recording record profits and the only explanation we get is "it's the market", then excuse me but I'm going to ***** about it!!
As far as your Starbucks analogy goes, people when they buy a $6 cup of coffee generally don't buy 20 at a time and they have alternatives to that $6 coffee.
2007-05-25 07:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Well, let's see here, 10 years ago, it was $1.00, now it's going to crest near $4.00?! I'll gripe if I @#$!@&# want to! That's my right. Maybe people in Europe could stand to not bend over and take it so easily... And as to my coffee? I buy the bean, grind it myself, with a manual grinder, and enjoy it for the sum of roughly $0.15 a cup. I'm a bit more savvy about my economics than you make all of us Americans out to be, which means there are more like me. Get a grip.
2007-05-25 08:06:24 · answer #7 · answered by sjsosullivan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait a minuet, we are living on a fixed income we are retired and we do not spend $6.00 for some fancy coffee as a matter of fact I don't even drink coffee,but the point I am making is the gas prices are very hard on retired people ,every thing cost more but we don't get any more S.S so you may want to consider other people besides the ones your age.
2007-05-25 08:04:20 · answer #8 · answered by sandyjean 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question. Even further, with all of the complaining, why isn't America decreasing fuel usage? Fuel usage has not decreased despite increasing costs, yet complaints continue.
Also, more efficient cars in Europe were necessary because of the high taxes/fuel costs there. If we had higher costs on fuel such as in Europe, perhaps people might then consider smaller more efficient cars and driving less.
2007-05-25 08:20:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The main reason is that they know full well that the extra money they are charging for gas is going directly into some rich guys pocket.
I don't go to starbucks, and I ride a motorcycle most of the time - $10 to fill it up, and it goes for days.
2007-05-25 08:01:26 · answer #10 · answered by Joe M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Offhand I'd say it's because we seldom put 20 gallons of Starbuck's coffee in our internal engines. And-by the way, I'm not complaining. I sold my car and now take public transportation.
2007-05-25 07:59:15 · answer #11 · answered by phlada64 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋