Posted by taxguru on March 31, 2002
Misery Loves Company
Every time gas prices rise in the USA, some wise guy has to say how well off we are in comparison to the poor slobs in Europe who pay over $4.00 a gallon for their petrol. Same thing in response to any complaints about our income tax rates. Things could be worse. You could be paying 70% to 90% in some of the Socialist European countries.
The same argument is being used to defend the Postal Service’s upcoming hike in rates. According to this piece in the Christian Science Monitor, we should all just shut up and be happy the rates aren’t as high as in some other countries. The fact that the quality of service has become worse with each rate increase isn’t relevant.
KMK
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