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> Pop quiz: In what countries does it cost a full day's wages or more to fill a car's gas tank?

i'm going to guess "most of them" if you're using minimum wage.

i just checked britain and came up with 107.31 pounds for an average tank, whereas 8 hours at their minimum wage will get you 76 pounds.

so what's the point? grad students are usually salaried in my experience, and can get housing near enough to the university that they walk, not drive, even in the US.