I just noticed that......

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Dopey

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I just noticed that...... each mark on the fuel gage is about a tenners worth (on a diesel anyway) so its nice and easy to work out how much your being ripped off by the tax man now!!!
 
It's all relative. Think of the technology involved in the process :-
1) Geological surveys to find the best area.
2) Build an oil rig and tow it out to your chosen spot.
3) Drill like mad until you hit oil.
4) Build a ship big enough to carry your oil to the shore
5) Fill the ship with crude oil and send it on it's way.
6) Build a refinery to deal with your crude oil
7) Buy a truck to take your refined oil to a petrol station
8) Build a petrol station.

Then you come along and pay your £1.30 for a litre of the stuff and complain.

Now do the same process for beer. Its so easy you can make it at home but you still get dicked £3.00 for a pint. Twice as expensive for half as much...go figure.
 
so why is petrol 20p litre is s america...?(cant remember what country)
 
I dont care how you add it up (you can say exactly the same for the post office and sending a letter from London to the Shetland Islands) its still a rip off they make billions and the government make more, and the ****er is, we had our own oil fields, sold them, and now we are paying for that 20 fold, I dont mind anyone making a profit, but the whole thing is monopolised, opec set prises run by the oil companies, and its all about lining pockets and scratching backs, look at the price to change your oil, synthetic is actuality cheaper to make, but it costs more to buy,
 
zen said:
so why is petrol 20p litre is s america...?(cant remember what country)
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Your government taxes it more than here Ours right know is $ 3.68 a gal petrol and $ 3.99 gal diesel. It all has to do with taxes from the government as we both pay the same for crude oil
 
They make money OK, then they just give it away to (how can I put this so I'm PC?) foreigners who weren't born here, and have not contributed to anything, and take everything the government give them, and still work for less than minimum wage and pay no contributions or tax, (see I should have been a diplomat)
 
jt_armstrong said:
It's all relative. Think of the technology involved in the process :-
1) Geological surveys to find the best area.
2) Build an oil rig and tow it out to your chosen spot.
3) Drill like mad until you hit oil.
4) Build a ship big enough to carry your oil to the shore
5) Fill the ship with crude oil and send it on it's way.
6) Build a refinery to deal with your crude oil
7) Buy a truck to take your refined oil to a petrol station
8) Build a petrol station.

Then you come along and pay your £1.30 for a litre of the stuff and complain.

Now do the same process for beer. Its so easy you can make it at home but you still get dicked £3.00 for a pint. Twice as expensive for half as much...go figure.
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You forgot to mention that the fecking politicians take over 60% of the selling price of fuel as tax to squander on foreign aid to India & China amongst others. Both countries with space programs and well funded military. An Indian company, TATA own LR and even Twinings tea. Dopey covered the other areas of waste:mad::mad::mad:
 
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I'm with you on the foreign aid and welfare system points, but I think the immigrants are soft targets.
There may be immigrants taking dodgy cash jobs, but I only see 'em working hard & paying their taxes in poorly paid industries like public transport & the NHS.
 
jonbill said:
I'm with you on the foreign aid and welfare system points, but I think the immigrants are soft targets.
There may be immigrants taking dodgy cash jobs, but I only see 'em working hard & paying their taxes in poorly paid industries like public transport & the NHS.
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You obviously live a sheltered life, loads working on the black in agriculture, the building trade, not to mention all the illegals living on benefits, they are even buying property and renting to the councils that are paying their benefits. Easy enough apparently to get a NI number from one of the batch of millions that were stolen:mad:
 
Datatek said:
You obviously live a sheltered life, loads working on the black in agriculture, the building trade, not to mention all the illegals living on benefits, they are even buying property and renting to the councils that are paying their benefits. Easy enough apparently to get a NI number from one of the batch of millions that were stolen:mad:
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Hmmm...even if what you are saying is true...who is employing these people and surely its their fault? Or is it ok for the employers to do illegal things as long as they are not immigrants too?
 
storm99 said:
Hmmm...even if what you are saying is true...who is employing these people and surely its their fault? Or is it ok for the employers to do illegal things as long as they are not immigrants too?
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You obviously lead a sheltered life........bosses can do whatever the fook they like.........:rolleyes:;)
 
I've always wondered how an illegal immigrant claims benefits. Do they just wander into jobcentre and say "Hi I know I'm not supposed to be in this country but Would it be possible to sign on please.. OH and can I claim for my wife and 27kids as well"
 
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