California's gas prices are spiking again. Motorists are not only paying high prices but high fuel taxes and not getting much in return.
Receive a weekly digest in your inbox from Dan Walters, who shines a light on how elected officials spend your tax dollars.California’s gas prices are spiking again. The state’s motorists are not only paying high prices but high fuel taxes and not getting much in return.
I can attest to the differential, having spent part of March driving some 3,000 miles through four western states, mostly to visit national parks, and buying about 200 gallons of fuel along the way. All of my fill-ups were under $3.50 a gallon, with the lowest price being $2.99 in Wyoming. A couple of years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom spent months vilifying oil companies as price-gouging enemies of the people and demanded that the Legislature punish them with taxes on excess profits. He couldn’t win approval the tax proposal, switched to seeking civil penalties, and ultimately had to settle for“Finally, we’re in a position to look our constituents in the eye and say we now have a better understanding of why you’re being taken advantage of,” Newsom said a year ago as he signed.
Even if the MGS could be eliminated from the equation, California’s gas prices would still be at least $1 higher than those in other states.
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