[cartan]

What NPR forgot to mention is that in Europe, by far the greatest part of the gas price is taxes. Saving the planet one tax hike at a time…

[Vaquero]

I have moronic old college friends who have be telling me for years how our gas prices are too low and we should be like europe.

and then I look at europe...and especially now, greece, and see how wonderful europe is doing.

[Any Fate But Submission]

$5+ per gallon gas is exactly what Obama and the left wants. Then the solar and wind would not have gone bankrupt. Obama was counting on much higher costs of energy. Probably the biggest failure of his Presidency is that gas is still below $5.

[cripplecreek]

[BobL]

“In France, Drivers Face Gas Prices Of $8 A Gallon (This is Obama’s goal for US)”

On Rick Perry’s new private toll roads in Texas, drivers pay just under $10.00 per gallon for gas...so who are we to talk? Well, they don’t quite pay the $8.00 at the pump - they pay it at the pump AND at the toll both. For a car that gets 25 MPG, and pays 25 cents PER MILE in tolls, that comes out to an additional $6.25 per gallon of gas that the car uses - or just under $10.00 per gallon total.

I just like to remind people of this when they get all whiney about increasing the gas tax by 10 cents a gallon or so to pay for roads. In Texas, we haven’t increased our gas tax in 20 years - instead we make drivers pay 25 cents PER MILE if they want to avoid vicious traffic jams.

[Joe Boucher]

Gas up over a hundred percent since this, “ magic negro” took over.
Hey great job IF your goal was to destroy America.

[sushiman]

About $ 8 a gallon here in Japan now .

[Tupelo]

Last time there was a spike in gas prices, $4.00 was the tipping point. This year I suspect that $5.50 will the point where Americans say “enough”. Look for gas prices to peak around $5.25 then start a slow drop to the point where the average idiot says. “ At this prices ($4.00-$4.50) we are helping save the (sacred) Planet.”
Then they keep voting for Obama and the Democrats.
Damn, I am glad I am old. Like the United States, my past is one hell of a lot better than my future.

[The Sons of Liberty]

In France, Drivers Face Gas Prices Of $8 A Gallon (This is Obama's goal for US)

Of course. Nearly everything is delivered by trucks and the costs have to be passed on, making everything more expensive. Next step - Hyperinflation.

[Buckeye McFrog]

my ex-boss paid $8 for a bottle of water at DeGaulle Airport

[Georgia Girl 2]

They all drive little tee tiny cars that most americans would turn their noses up at. Thats what Obama has in store for us.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

The average citizen in France and in most Western European countries drives a ton of miles less than the average citizen in the U.S. Reason is that most Metropolitan Cities and routes between cities in France and Western Europe have a public (rail) transportation system that accomodates the majority of commute and travel. Outside of NYC our public system in cities is woefully inadequate and when you get into the rural areas non-existent. An $8.00 dollar per gallon in Europe doesn’t concern the majority of their populations, but in the U.S where we are dependent on the Automobile the price of Gasoline is a very big deal.