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November 3rd, 2005 08:03 AM #61Originally Posted by oldblue
If there's one thing I've learned from Solita Monsod's Economic class in UP, it's this: Whenever someone tells you "It's for the benefit of the Filipino", ask "*which* Filipino?"
If it's for the benefit of some should-have-been-dead-a-hundred-gazillion-years-ago industry with about twenty employees, with the rest of the people unaffected at best, don't bother. But if a thousand people are going to be negatively affected for the benefit of ten thousand, why not?
I mean if your doctor tells you an upcoming operation has a 10% risk of failure, there's always the 90% chance of success right?
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November 3rd, 2005 09:17 AM #62Originally Posted by mazdamazda
OT: In big US cities they commute for convenience. Here it's either you have no choice, or it's a self imposed sacrifice, and for some (depending on where you live, work, and your work hours), it's too much of a sacrifice and a danger even.
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November 3rd, 2005 10:08 AM #63Originally Posted by so_obVIOS
Average National Income Per Capita
Philippines: $920.19
Thailand: $1,838.41
Vietnam: $329.19
China: $865.03
Indonesia: $599.24
Pakistan: $369.70
Average Gasoline Price per Liter
Philippines: $0.61
Thailand: $0.64
Vietnam: $0.62
China: $0.66
Indonesia: $0.28
Pakistan: $0.87
Corruption (10 being the highest)
Philippines: 7.5
Thailand: 6.7
Vietnam: 7.6
China: 6.6
Indonesia: 8.1
All in all... only Thailand is doing better than us. But for the others... do the math.
Originally Posted by oldblue
so
410K + (250K X 3) = 2.25M barrels / day for L.A. + 3 countries.
All in all, the USA consumes more than 25% of the world's oil while the Philippines' share is less than 0.5%.
Originally Posted by mbt
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November 3rd, 2005 10:14 AM #64Consider also that most of the gasoline we would get is imported, obviously it cant be sold lower than what it was bought for. So even if we(the Philippines) were poor, if the gasoline came from somewhere else you would have no choice but to pay the premium.
Either way the gasoline prices here are still cheaper than most other countries. Be thankful for that.
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November 3rd, 2005 10:53 AM #65
In europe, I think petrol there is 3x the price we have. And the price of petrol and diesel in europe is the same I think last I heard - well, atleast thats what my brit-ish neighbor says
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November 5th, 2005 12:13 AM #66Good point. Tax on gasoline / diesel will at least pressure people into using their vehicles more efficiently and changing their habits / lifestyle. But it is a long OVERDUE move by the government... the artificial "low" gasoline price before (due to subsidies / low tariffs) just contributed to our income deficit (and in turn forced us to borrow money).
makikita naman sa mileage natin ng tsikot natin, ngaun nasa 60000km+ pa lang yun 5 year old car ko pero I have spent almost an average P2k-P4k per month on fuel expenses and grabe na ang depreciation ng tsikot ko.
now compare this Australia na a 3yr old car has an average of 100000km - 150000km mileage pero halos bago pa din coz very efficient ang road systems nila dun.
It's business. limited naman ang movement natin ngaun siguro average lang ng 20km-30km radius per day bawat pinoy car owner, pero from the looks of it, we have doubled our fuel expenses in just a year.
Somewhat expected from a rushed car from a first time carmaker
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