Diesel up again!!
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Originally Posted by dfooch
Let me clarify myself...FL has no state income tax, and to my knowledge TX doesnt have one either...we do have sales tax though...sorry for confusion.
I was taking a poke at the libs with that comment, not complementing. Either way, prices of everything is getting obscene.
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From: Blairsville,Ga
Originally Posted by empiretc
No, no state income tax. Hellish property taxes though. DO you guys pay property tax?
I was taking a poke at the libs with that comment, not complementing. Either way, prices of everything is getting obscene.
I was taking a poke at the libs with that comment, not complementing. Either way, prices of everything is getting obscene.
I wish I didn't pay property taxes then I could buy more fuel,but guess I'm one of the lucky ones,I don't really have to be anywhere so I don't burn a lot
But if fuel was at the high prices of a year ago (.80 a gallon less) the average working man could pay a little over 1/3 of his tax bill or 2/3 of a months rent per year or maybe 1/2 his home insurance
But the pain don't end at the pump,it trickles down to everything he buys
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Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Pa
Unleaded is $3.10 here as of yesterday. I don't know the exact price of diesel right not but its more than $3.50 a gal.
What really pi$$es me off is when they up the gas/diesel price of fuel they already have in the stations storage tanks. Its one thing to up the price when they get the tank filled, its another to up the price of fuel they got a week or two ago. Just irks me.
What really pi$$es me off is when they up the gas/diesel price of fuel they already have in the stations storage tanks. Its one thing to up the price when they get the tank filled, its another to up the price of fuel they got a week or two ago. Just irks me.
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: SE Michigan
Yep, jumped from $3.49 to $3.64 overnight at the local Speedway.
When I ordered the truck last August, diesel was $.40/gal cheaper than regular gas. What the heck happened??
I drove the minivan today instead of the truck. Times are desperate!
When I ordered the truck last August, diesel was $.40/gal cheaper than regular gas. What the heck happened??
I drove the minivan today instead of the truck. Times are desperate!
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
Originally Posted by empiretc
I went by a station last night and it jumped another $.10 in one day.
unleaded $2.999 and diesel $3.499
unleaded $2.999 and diesel $3.499
Master of Strokes
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From: CA
Its still ridiculas and it suck all we have in the family is diesel trucks so there is no taking a smaller car.
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
Originally Posted by weekendwarriorfsw32
Its still ridiculas and it suck all we have in the family is diesel trucks so there is no taking a smaller car.
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Gentlemen,
I would like to let you know what its like up here on a little old piece of suburbia, located right next to NYC. Long Island NY. Not only has fuel prices hit the roof in our wonderful land. But we live in a place where the AVERAGE, small 3 bedroom house on 60x100 lot costs over $450,000. Thats in a middle -income neighborhood, with the average taxes in the 8,000-10,000 per year range. Want a more spacious area , an updated or new home? Well then a trip to the North Shore where there are numerous Multi-million dollar homes on larger properties. Nothing that I can touch in this lifetime. Want something new, then they start at 600 to 700k for something moderate, with taxes starting at 13,000 a year. On top of it add all the stuff that Pupnduck said. Most of my friends have a 300k mortgage or more. Then almost a grand a month just in taxes.......I gotta move..Just to keep my truck.
I would like to let you know what its like up here on a little old piece of suburbia, located right next to NYC. Long Island NY. Not only has fuel prices hit the roof in our wonderful land. But we live in a place where the AVERAGE, small 3 bedroom house on 60x100 lot costs over $450,000. Thats in a middle -income neighborhood, with the average taxes in the 8,000-10,000 per year range. Want a more spacious area , an updated or new home? Well then a trip to the North Shore where there are numerous Multi-million dollar homes on larger properties. Nothing that I can touch in this lifetime. Want something new, then they start at 600 to 700k for something moderate, with taxes starting at 13,000 a year. On top of it add all the stuff that Pupnduck said. Most of my friends have a 300k mortgage or more. Then almost a grand a month just in taxes.......I gotta move..Just to keep my truck.
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From: Clarksburg WV
This is probably the thing that burns me the most-
A few weeks ago, gas was around $3.29 a gallon and diesel was $3.49-3.59 gallon depending on where you went.
Gas gradually dropped 20 cents a gallon. Diesel didn't budge.
Then there was that refinery explosion, and all of a sudden gas is back up to $3.29 and diesel jumped up to $3.75!
I just don't get it.
At the rate things are going, I won't be able to afford to drive my truck. I'm already planning to buy something smaller and cheap to share time with it...right now that's sounding like a pretty good idea.
A few weeks ago, gas was around $3.29 a gallon and diesel was $3.49-3.59 gallon depending on where you went.
Gas gradually dropped 20 cents a gallon. Diesel didn't budge.
Then there was that refinery explosion, and all of a sudden gas is back up to $3.29 and diesel jumped up to $3.75!
I just don't get it.
At the rate things are going, I won't be able to afford to drive my truck. I'm already planning to buy something smaller and cheap to share time with it...right now that's sounding like a pretty good idea.
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From: Corpus Christi, TX
Originally Posted by BLUELINERACING
Gentlemen,
AVERAGE, small 3 bedroom house on 60x100 lot costs over $450,000. Thats in a middle -income neighborhood, with the average taxes in the 8,000-10,000 per year range. said. Most of my friends have a 300k mortgage or more. Then almost a grand a month just in taxes.......I gotta move..Just to keep my truck.
AVERAGE, small 3 bedroom house on 60x100 lot costs over $450,000. Thats in a middle -income neighborhood, with the average taxes in the 8,000-10,000 per year range. said. Most of my friends have a 300k mortgage or more. Then almost a grand a month just in taxes.......I gotta move..Just to keep my truck.
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Thats just it...Its harder to be the average Joe up here. When I travel and see what I can get for the money, I want to leave . Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Hampshire, or anywhere else. Im jealous of anyone with a 3 car garage, or enough land that you can barely see your next door neighbor. Fuel prices just make it that much tougher to stay. For all of you in rural areas, enjoy it, stay out of this god-forsaken rat race. Youll live longer and have less stress.