jstkdn
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Aug-23-2005 08:40
Everywhere I go on the net, any American I talk to is complaining about gasoline prices. This makes me smirk.
The life of the dutchies:
Gas price: 6,60 USD per gallon.
It costs 3000 USD approx to get your drivers license. This assumes that you pass in one go, which few people do. Most take 2-3 times. Which is about 1000 USD a pop extra.
A new volkswagen jetta, 4 door, stick (which is cheaper then automatic), no extra's not even automatic rolling windows, the simplest version costs new: 30.000 USD.
To insurance: 1000 USD per year
Road tax: 340 USD per year.
This next to having the highest taxes in the world.
We do not get much more benefits then you do, except if you are unemployed, sick or underpriviliged....in that case you are taken care off from cradle to grave. No one is denied income, health care, schooling what so ever.
What we do have extra is that university is almost free compared to the US. But getting in is not a money matter, but an intellingence matter and only meant for 10% of the country. For the others there are other types courses and community college etc.
As a middle income person, you are pretty much screwed here. Unless you enjoy legal pot, gay marriage, and legal prostitution.
Still......I don't want to live anywhere else. It's great here.
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LilRach
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Sep-7-2005 08:03
Yeah, i have started taking the Columbus City buses to school. Saves on gases, and as a college student, I have a free bus pass.
Lil
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