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CA Governor wants investigation of state's high gas prices
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's governor has asked the attorney general to investigate why the state's gas prices are so high, pointing to a new report suggesting big oil companies are "misleading and overcharging customers" by as much as $1 per gallon.

Name brand retailers - including 76, Chevron and Shell - often charge more because they say their gasoline is of higher quality. But a new analysis from the California Energy Commission could not explain the price difference, concluding "there is no apparent difference in the quality of gasoline at retail outlets in the state."

The commission said California drivers paid an average of 30 cents more per gallon in 2018, with the difference getting as high as $1 per gallon in April of this year... paid an additional $11.6 billion at the pump over the last five years. "There is no identifiable evidence to justify these premium prices," Newsom wrote in a letter to Attorney General Xavier Becerra. "If oil companies are engaging in false advertising or price fixing, then legal action should be taken to protect the public... does not have any evidence that gasoline retailers fixed prices or engaged in false advertising.”

Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of the Western States Petroleum Association, said it was important to note Californiaâ€s fuel taxes and standards, which are more strict than other states, account for the first $1.07 per gallon at the pump.

https://abc7.com/politics/gov-gavin-news...s/5637103/
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Liberals liberaling 

Isnâ€t great how in many places out there that the average person canâ€t even afford a home?  Filling up is expensive as hell.  COL through the roof.  Gap between rich and poor expanding.  Etc...  Must be Trumpâ€s fault.
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I wonder if having the 2nd highest gasoline taxes in the country has anything to do with their higher prices?


2.    California
California comes in second on the list of states with the highest gas tax at 72.76 cents per gallon. Rising fuel prices and increased taxation are the primary reasons for this. A law that was passed in 2017 allowed the state of California to increase the gas tax by a steep 12 cents, because it seemed like the most viable way to obtain the funds needed to replace several bridges and fund other important road projects. You can expect the stateâ€s gas tax to increase further by 7.5 cents per gallon in a few months.
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Unfortunately, the gas tax does not (100%) go to the repair of roads and bridges. If the tax actually did, I'd have no issue.

I'm hearing the 'infrastructure' burfle from the politicians again. Is there an election coming up?
DC is a symptom, not the cause. The cause is basic voter stupidity and economic ignorance.
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(10-23-2019, 02:23 PM)lrrps21 Wrote: Unfortunately, the gas tax does not (100%) go to the repair of roads and bridges. If the tax actually did, I'd have no issue.

I'm hearing the 'infrastructure' burfle from the politicians again. Is there an election coming up?
Yeah, the Republicans in Alabama passed an increase in gas tax this year. Itâ€s going toward “roads and infrastructure “. A lot of it toward the Port of Mobile. Voters are not happy. 
Trump campaigned on a 1$ trillion infrastructure plan. Havenâ€t heard anything about it since
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How many billions were spent on infrastructure in 2009?  We should look like the damn Jetsons with all the money we've pizzed away on infrastructure by now.  

In all seriousness, where did all that money go?
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(10-23-2019, 09:19 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:
(10-23-2019, 02:23 PM)lrrps21 Wrote: Unfortunately, the gas tax does not (100%) go to the repair of roads and bridges. If the tax actually did, I'd have no issue.

I'm hearing the 'infrastructure' burfle from the politicians again. Is there an election coming up?
Yeah, the Republicans in Alabama passed an increase in gas tax this year. Itâ€s going toward “roads and infrastructure “. A lot of it toward the Port of Mobile. Voters are not happy. 
Trump campaigned on a 1$ trillion infrastructure plan. Havenâ€t heard anything about it since

Here's the Blame Trump First man again.
"Hightop can reduce an entire message board of men to mudsharks. It's actually pretty funny to watch."


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Fwiw I'm glad I haven't heard about it in a while.  Tired of pizzing away money we don't have.  Do an investigation on that 2009 stimulus bill first and then get back to me.
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