[Iscool]

A 12 oz bottle of bottled water, purchased in a grocery store at .75 cents costs more per gallon ($10.50) than gasoline. $3.??) In many instances, the water is pulled from the public water supply of a local city. Where is your outrage there? Gaqs is a bargain.

Could it be because that unlike gasoline, none of us has to buy water if we chose not to???

[Mike Darancette]

none of us has to buy water if we chose not to

.... To each according to their need.

[spetznaz]

-A 12 oz bottle of bottled water, purchased in a grocery store at .75 cents costs more per gallon ($10.50) than gasoline. $3.??) In many instances, the water is pulled from the public water supply of a local city. Where is your outrage there? Gaqs is a bargain.

-Could it be because that unlike gasoline, none of us has to buy water if we chose not to???

Actually I'd say that it is because people do not have to buy a vehicle tank full (let's say a 15-25 gallon tank) of bottled water at 10.50 per gallon every week, but many do buy a tankful of gas every week.

That is the thing most people who bring up such examples .....just a few days ago someone was saying that a gallon of 'cheap wine' was expensive at 30 bucks a gallon and gas 'cheap' at 3 buckaroos. Once again the person had forgoten that people do not buy 26 gallons of cheap wine at 30 bucks a gallon every week (a total cost of 780 bucks a week), but people do tend to fill up their gas tanks. While gas is cheaper on a per gallon basis than ketchup, you will find it hard to find people who buy car tank sized ketchup every week. Thus the example is moot. Sounds good, but packs no substance.

[The Republic is Lost]

Using that logic, we also do not have to buy a car. There are alternatives. They may not be as convenient, but you do have choices. If you want to play, you must pay.