The prices would be between $4.89 and $5.55 per gallon US.

OUCH

The high end is about double the $2.79 I see here today.

 

Here is SoCal (Long Beach) the range of regular is from 3.23 - 3.41/g. Add . 10/g for each grade over 87.

 

Methinks you are in a time warp.

 

As mentioned earlier, Europe's higher prices are because they tax gas, which is the way it should be. That we tax food but not gas in the US is just stupid.

 

In the US gas is taxed at a higher rate than food.

 

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Maybe you should qualify this.

 

We tax gasoline in the US. Individual states tax it and there is a federal tax. Some places add local tax. In theory gasoline taxes are collected and used for road and bridge work. To say that gasoline is not taxed is certainly not true.

Restaurant meals are taxed, but groceries are not taxed in New York State. So it also not true to say that food is taxed.

http://www.retirementliving.com/RLst...tml#NEW%20YORK

Harry

 

I once had a discussion with a friend over the reason(s) why gas in Calif. seems to be much more than the rest of the country. It insisted it was our taxes. I was able to prove that other states had higher taxes than Calif.

Perhaps Europeans can give us an idea of what their gas taxes are and what they're used for. But you can see what the reaction to the Greece story was (one of the best posts in my opinion).

Taxing policy is uneven to say the least. Sales' taxes for example are inelastic and tend to hit the poor harder than the less so, which of course also takes in gas taxes.

One of the neatest ideas I heard was to use the tax to pay for auto insurance.

 

California requires the use special gasolines. These “Special” fuels are part of a regulated environmental program aimed at reducing carbon monoxide, smog, and air toxics. California’s (State-required oxygenated) reformulated, and low-volatility fuels also evaporates more slowly. This “Special” gas cost considerably more to produce than conventional gas you’ll find through the rest of the U.S.

Such a program forces a fair share of insurance costs which rewards bad drivers and increases the costs to good drivers. It would also make drivers less cautious, causes an increase in claims from the most mundane of incidents. Car insurance would fall within the same class/attitude as health insurance. Whether a small ding or a paper cut, it’s covered. Make a claim.

 

I saw 3.57/g in Newport Beach, CA. . .