NationMaster sez: “Hey, americans!  STFU about gas prices!”

Click that link above, and you’ll get a graph showing the ratio of the average price of gas in each country to the global average.  Ours is 0.77, 23% less than average.

I’m sick of hearing people complain about the price at the pump, clamoring for some sort of government action as if cheap fuel is an entitlement.  There is something to complain about, but it is not gasoline, the prices we pay are artificially low to begin with.  The real issue is that the price is going up faster than wages — or more accurately, the dollar & gasoline are passing each other on opposite escalators.  If your pay goes up 20% but the gas you use to get to work requires triple the greenbacks, well, do the math…