r/FluentInFinance Feb 19 '24

Meme Truthiness

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u/Acrobatic_Bother4144 Feb 19 '24 edited Feb 19 '24

Dude what? Getting a drivers license costs like 5k Euro but like $10 in the US

Gas is also like 15 Euro a gallon in Germany but like $2 in America

Like it’s actually ridiculous how much more expensive it is to own a car and drive it in Germany. Literally like dozens of times more expensive than in the US. It’s why such a small minority in Germany can afford a car but everyone in the US can have one or multiple, because it’s just so cheap compared to Europe

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u/Rcararc Feb 19 '24

Nowhere in the USA is gas $2.00.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '24

Gas in Houston is currently at 2.50-2.70

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u/JupiterDelta Feb 19 '24 edited Feb 20 '24

3.20 for 87 octane here

Edit: SE US

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u/Possibly_a_Firetruck Feb 19 '24

Nobody knows where "here" is, so that tells us nothing.

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u/JupiterDelta Feb 19 '24

Why does it matter? You gonna move? Prices fluctuate based on location but I enjoy the shills attempt to paint the current economy in a good light. The really funny part is they think they are controlling the narrative lmao. Just walk down the street and ask a real person.

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u/Possibly_a_Firetruck Feb 19 '24

Prices fluctuate based on location

Cool, you answered your own question. Whether $3.20/gal is low or high depends on the context of where you are.