Just got back from Canada. Gas there (Ontario) is about $3.80 a gallon, about 1/3 of that is taxes.

[pampango]

The gas we found was right around $1 (Canadian) per liter. Since there are about 3.8 liters to the gallon and the Canadian dollar is worth about $0.98 US right now, that worked out to about $3.80 a gallon.

Per wiki:

"Canada

Fuel taxes in Canada can vary greatly between locales. On average, about one-third of the total price of gas at the pump is tax. Excise taxes on gasoline and diesel are collected both federal and provincial governments, as well as by some select municipalities (Montreal, Vancouver, and Victoria); with combined excise taxes varying from 16.2 ¢/L (73.6 ¢/imperial gal; 61.2 ¢/US gal) in the Yukon to 30.5 ¢/L ($1.386/imperial gal; $1.153/US gal) in Vancouver. As well, the federal government and some provincial governments (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Quebec) collect sales tax (GST and PST) on top of the retail price and the excise taxes.

United States
April 2009

Fuel taxes in the United States vary by state. For the first quarter of 2009, the mean state gasoline tax is 27.2 cents per US gallon, plus 18.4 cents per US gallon federal tax making the total 45.6 cents per US gallon (12.0 ¢/L).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax#Canada

Interesting in that Canada is an oil exporting country and its people are just as "spread out" as Americans geographically, yet they have higher gas taxes than we do.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. Ahhhh but their taxes aren't funding 700 military bases around the

world to keep them safe. Their taxes help pay for universal healthcare.

[Make7]

2. I believe that is required to pay for all the socialist healthcare. ( n/t )

[Ruby the Liberal]

3. And what is their military budget?

Here in the US, our priorities are beyond messed up.

[Swede]

4. Booze and tabaccy are heavily taxed also.

[Taitertots]

5. Interesting way to institute a harsh regressive tax structure

[bobbolink]

9. yes!!

yET, this "progressive" will get all kinds of agreement, and the next time I say that environmentalists stab poor people in the back, I will again be vilified.

What colossal crap.

[jberryhill]

10. It's only "regressive" in the absence of affordable and practical public transportation /nt

[Taitertots]

11. It is a harsh regressive tax even if alternatives exist

It is designed to push poor people into public transportation while making sure the rich have access to cars. Positive policy aims don't make it any less regressive.

[marmar]

6. And look at the terrible things they're spending it on.......

[JVS]

7. "its people are just as "spread out" as Americans geographically"

No they aren't. Canada's population is clustered near the border and is served quite well by a highway and rail network that is simply a line across the southern part of their country.

[WinkyDink]

8. So?

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Gas in Anchorage isn't much cheaper.

It's $3.35 here now.

[BlueJazz]

13. Boy...Let me see....That's ..oh..about 15-20 dollars a week more than here...so..

...Gosh...should I pay 20 bucks a week more and have good healthcare or pay $180.00 a week (which I do) and have good healthcare???

tsk...tsk...decisions...decisions...

What fucked-up country I live in...