Well, someone's going to pay for keeping our roads in working order, and that's what we do by paying the taxes on - among other things - gas and cars.
That's why the only pay roads that we've got here are the two new bridges - the one going from Sjælland to Fyn, and the other going from Sjælland (DK) to Malmö (Sweden).
Tonight's gas prices are (cheapest) 10,70 DKK per liter, 95 octane.
For example, if I was going to buy a Ford Focus 2011, basic model, the price at the dealer is 248,500 DKK, no extra stuff, bling or the like.
That's 45,614.66 US$.
If I was going to buy a house in the city where I live (14 km's outside of Copenhagen), say, a family house that's approx. 110 m2, the prices are between 2,5-5 million DKK, depending on the state of the house, and of course how old/new the house is.
That's 458,900-917,800 US$.
And my income tax is 41% off whatever I make.
That's one of the lowest - if not THE - lowest income taxes that we've got here.
And the tax increases, the more you make. The highest income tax here is 61.3 %.
Denmark IS an expensive country to live in.
Oh, and tonight's gas prices are 10.70 DKK per liter.