Thanks Kiwi... I learned something today, so it has been a worthwhile
and good day.
What is your opinion on the disparity in fuel prices in Australia vs the
US then?
We might want to ask the WEF/Davos and "new world order" folks about
that cost of living question....
Regards,
Mark.
On 9/30/2022 6:01 PM, kiwi faulkner via KRnet wrote:
/"Don't forget that, for all intents and purposes (even though it is a
"continent") Australia and New Zealand are islands and don't have a
'native' source of petroleum. Almost all raw materials for
manufactured goods are shipped in... kind of like Hawaii... //
/
/Different economic issues all around. Their form of governance is
irrelevant./
/Mark W (N952MW res.)."/
Ok, its raining outside so I'll bite.
Where is this information sourced from?
New Zealand drills for crude in the Tasman off the coast of New
Plymouth. The coastline of Aus is littered with oil rigs. Until the
current junta shut down Marsden Point, New Zealand also refined its
own crude and exported it. Aus has a bunch of refineries on the east
coast. New Zealand produces natural gas as does Aus. New Zealand
produces its own electricity from hydro and geothermal plants. I
think Aus burns it coal and gas.
We can even make things like rockets when not weaving flax baskets and
sharpening our spears.
Despite all of the above, the cost of living remains
disproportionately high. As it does in Australia, America, Great
Britain, Europe and Canada ... all of a sudden. Go figure.
Kiwi
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On 9/30/2022 5:03 PM, MS wrote:
I paid $7+ a gallon (sold by liter) for car gas in Europe 20 years
ago so whenever gas prices rise over here I just think of what it
costs over there and am thankful I'm a U.S. citizen and can come home
when money runs out. EVERYthing over there is inordinately
expensive (compared to the U.S.). They HAVE to have semi-socialist
governments if their citizens are to survive.
As for Australia's $12/gal price and no semi-socialist government . .
. plus the fact they have the highest prevalence of things that can
kill a person than anywhere else I know of . . . I guess I'm glad I'm
not over there as well. Aussies have to be tough . . . or they die.
Mike
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