By most of the cost you mean 10%. In my state it is 18 cents fed, 18 cents state and sales tax.How about removing the taxes that comprise most of the cost of a gallon of gas?
And regular is $3.69
By most of the cost you mean 10%. In my state it is 18 cents fed, 18 cents state and sales tax.How about removing the taxes that comprise most of the cost of a gallon of gas?
And regular is $3.69
Taxes on gas are for the most part specific to the county, state, and region from where the gas is pumped. This is the reason for the wide variation in gas prices across the country. These taxes are usually directed for road repair and projects. Given the traffic situation in most cities and the quality of roads, and given the absence of forced flex-time or other alternatives, I'm all for anything that eases transportation problems.
Let's not forget here that oil prices are dropping while gasoline prices are rising. Somewhere within the 400 million dollar retirement package for Exxon's CEO, they couldn't find a budget line to create more refining capability in the U.S. Oil is not the problem, refined oil into gasoline is the issue at hand--so is price gouging. The American and British oil conglomerates have a near monopoly on the world's refined oil market. Notice that at any corner you go to, there are usually at least 2 gas stations--the prices never have a larger variance then +/- 3 cents. They could choose to construct more facilities to match the demand--they simply don't. Why? Because low supply plus high demand = extraordinary profits = increased stock price = millions of dollars for senior executives who own stock options.
Of course, the oil conglomerates wouldn't have been able to wield so much power if the demand for refined oil were not so great. For some who argue that the technology for non fuel-combustion-driven cars is way off, watch "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/
You will see that the fossil-fuel industry, was scared straight by a mass produced affordable car that didn't need a drop of gasoline. They and the auto industry itself (didn't want to be told what to produce) quickly destroyed the best idea GM ever had.
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The blunder that created the high gas prices is from the Carter administration and its policies to make it so difficult to build a new refinery that we havent had one built in 30 years. Without new refineries we are working over capacity and one accident such as a fire last week can jump the price 10-15 cents.
seems that didn't work out too well either.......
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I was replying to OCA's earlier post where he asked, "How about removing the taxes that comprise most of the cost of a gallon of gas?"
I then asked when the GOP ever did THAT, i.e., repeal gasoline taxes. Then you had the unmitigated gall to disparage my honesty. What you did was truly despicable.