Jeeezzz, good reading, sometimes schocking but alas..it's the truth.
Over here in the Netherlands the government keeps putting up taxes on all the fuels, gas, diesel and natural gas..The same story on smokes..I quit that a short while ago. Smoking has gotten out of fashion a long time ago but the current prices made it even uncooler. But you shouldn't be smoking in the 1st place.
To get back on the fuel part, over here they are consulting about a law that gives you a kind of a discount when you buy an fuel economic car like a prius. But when you buy a musclecar you gotta have muscle on your account as well
They promote enviromental cars..as if cars are enviromental friendly
Gas prices over here are:
Natural gas: $1,01 per gallon
Diesel: $7,12 per gallon
Gas(95 octane) : $9,05 per gallon
Nuts should I say, but we also have to pay road taxes get our car inspected every year, for emissions, tyres...the lot. If it's not in good shape, it's cough up the repairs or say goodbye to it and start looking for a replacement.
The food prices aren't that high at the moment but we keep a close eye on what is happening on the other side of the pond.
The € euro is quite strong and stabil at the moment, but that doesn't mean that we got a lot more to spend.
What Mike tells about investing is a good thing to do, especially gold...it keeps it value...
And concerning your current president, let's just say that he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed...understatement of the year
But try to keep it up over there bro's