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The ones in Pakistan who have this much money do not whine about petrol prices.
Who said I'm whining? I drive a Tesla. Haven't had a petrol bill in years.
Stop this stupid fucking comparison. Everyone is paying "hey we pay this much". You can't compare your country with Pakistan given the huge difference in minimum wage as well as currency strength.
Look, every country has its prices for a reason and it's not all about minimum wage or even affordability. Venezuela subsidizes petrol making it one of the cheapest commodities and most affordable for its citizens despite their limited wealth. Even as wealth in the country declines and the cost of basic goods and services raises, petrol remains cheap because the government of Venezuela continues its subsidies. Norway on the other hand is also oil rich, but it disincentives petrol-powered transit by applying heavy taxes to both petrol costs and car ownership, making electric powered vehicles, like my Model S, very attractive and more affordable. Norway actually sees more zero-emission vehicles sold versus petrol powered ones, over half of vehicles sold are hybrids, and it's largely because of the cost of petrol-powered transit.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/0...sh-norway-to-58-zero-emission-share-in-march/
We are by no means a poor country or poor in oil capacity. The North Sea blessed us with commodities wealth.
Our government slaps taxes on basic consumer goods - from oil to pizza - and it drives up costs, making Norway one of the most expensive countries to live in or travel to. I pay more in taxes then your average American make in a year. We might make more money then you, but we have our cost of living too and it limits our budgets just a low wages would for you.
You make 500,000$ a year??? What do you do for a living?
330,000 per year. Convert from Pakistani rupee. Not Indian.
I do software design, development and testing for military programs mainly, but not exclusively.