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What do you believe the government should be responsible for?
Everything. They should feed us, house us, clothe us, give us jobs and take care of us. 8%  8%  [ 2 ]
Everything. They should feed us, house us, clothe us, give us jobs and take care of us. 8%  8%  [ 2 ]
Protection: Military, roads, business regulation, basic public safety issues 38%  38%  [ 10 ]
Protection: Military, roads, business regulation, basic public safety issues 38%  38%  [ 10 ]
Nothing. We should all be anarchists. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Nothing. We should all be anarchists. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I don't like your options, and I'll explain why in my post. 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
I don't like your options, and I'll explain why in my post. 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
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15 Oct 2006, 1:03 pm

We pay about $6/gallon in Europe. :(


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15 Oct 2006, 2:27 pm

Litigious wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
iViva Hugo Chavez!

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The gas in Venezuela costs about 20 cents/gallon...

Does it really?


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15 Oct 2006, 4:14 pm

Yes, at least when I was there last year it did.


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15 Oct 2006, 4:20 pm

But how do the people live there? I mean, what is the economy like? Is everything else expensive and it's just the gas that's cheap?


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15 Oct 2006, 4:28 pm

No, most things are pretty cheap or at least not more expensive than in the US or Europe. They have no taxes on gas and the oil fields belong to the state.


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