Iraqis paying 5 cents a gallon for gas

[Ricochet]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...aq_cheap_gas_4

[FireBball972]

its not surprising since most of them can go dig a hole in their back yard and get some oil

[eversio11]

Originally Posted by FireBball972

its not surprising since most of them can go dig a hole in their back yard and get some oil

Although Iraq is a major petroleum producer, the country has little capacity to refine its own gasoline.

those bastards.. they get liberated AND a steal on gas? gah!

[TankMMC]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...iraq_cheap_gas

Thoughts?

[YogsVR4]

Their prices will start to rise as the subsidies begin to roll back. 2 billion a year is a lot of money, but, as a portion of outlays, it a very small amount.

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[Karen512]

I think this is the first time I've ever been jeleous of Iraq and the peolpe there. Those bastards!!!!

[freakray]

Yeah, now take into account what that is actually in their currency and what the average income is in Iraq.
To us that may be cheap, to them that may still be an exhorbatant amount.

[TexasF355F1]

Originally Posted by freakray

Yeah, now take into account what that is actually in their currency and what the average income is in Iraq.
To us that may be cheap, to them that may still be an exhorbatant amount.

Exactly.

[carrrnuttt]

<sarcasm>The following HAS to be a liberal media slant...</sarcasm>

The U.S. government paid even more last year for Iraqis' gasoline — between $1.59 and $1.70 per gallon — when the imports were contracted to Halliburton, the Texas oil services giant formerly headed by Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites).