CHEAP GAS IN IRAQ!
'Are you tired of paying up to $2-plus per gallon for gas? Then consider moving to Iraq. According to news stories, the price of regular gas in Baghdad is under 25-cents per gallon. Of course Iraq is an oil-producing country. That must be the reason why gas is so cheap, right?
Wrong. It turns out Iraq's local refining capacity was destroyed by the war. Instead, Iraq's cheap gas is paid for by the United f States, which purchases it at approximately $1.80 per gallon (2 bil a year) from Arab countries, then sells it back to Iraqis at under 25-cents per gallon.
So the next time you have to pay $50 to fill up your tank, remember that your taxes have just bought 25 gallons of subsidized gas for our Iraqui 'dependents.''
''Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.''
P. J. O'Rourke