Les Jones

In probably-unrelated news, Venezuela's unemployment rate is 15.5%, and Japan's unemployment rate is 4.4%.

I'm curious about Venezuala's economy. I wonder what their unemployment rate has been historically.

I can understand Japan's high gas taxes. It's a small island, so there isn't that much driving or overland transportation to do, and the roads they build are often pretty expensive due to extensive tunneling and bridge work.

From what I understand, Germany's gas taxes - like most of Europe's - are punitive, designed to discourage fossil fuel consumption without regards to the economy.

Germany is pretty dense, and most of it was built long before cars. They have plenty of rail service and public transportation. Their economy is pretty insulated from the cost of driving. They've had unemployment problems ever since absorbing the former East Germany.

How can cars in Venezuela get 4,624 mpg? Are cars specially built in or for that place? If so, why can't the USA customers buy them here? There's such a such a large discrepancy between V & other countries mentioned.

It's not 4,624 mpg, it's 4,624 miles on $20 worth of gas.

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