Gasoline Is Cheap

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by Gypsy-Rhiannon

Yes but our income tax is a lot higher to pay for that.... so it isn't exactly free. So we pay high income tax and high fuel tax

Um, you're talking to a taxed-up-the-wazoo New Yorker here... In my tax bracket, between federal, state and entitlements, my take home pay is barely 60%! And that doesn't include the other taxes I have to pay- sales tax, property tax, etc. I suspect that people in the UK don't have to pay that large a percentage of their income in taxes. Also, I am lucky to get health insurance through work, but I know that I would easily pay over $1000 per month if I needed to open my own individual policy with minimal coverage/high deductible.