[thackney]

CALIFORNIA GASOLINE PRICES: THE DAMAGE DONE
http://spectator.org/articles/62791/california-gasoline-prices-damage-done

Why should its average price per gallon be $1.11 above the national average?

One big contributor to the price difference is the “special formulation” for gasoline in California. Think of it as special gasoline for a special state....

Another culprit in California’s elevated gasoline price is the “California Carbon Tax Law of 2014.” The tax took effect at the beginning of 2015. It mandates that petroleum suppliers buy “pollution permits” for the greenhouse gases generated by the fuel they deliver....

[Vigilanteman]

Interesting chart showing how Texas and the U.S. average track so closely. California? Not so much.

It is truly the nuttiest of the 50 states.

[DoughtyOne]

While the taxation is something to be addressed, I’m comparing today’s price in California to the highest price I paid in California. I’m not comparing it to Kansas or Tennessee.

You’re changing the subject to reduce the impact of my emphasis.

Why am I paying so close to the highest prices I’ve every paid for gas in California, if the price of oil is so low?

The carbon tax just added is $0.10 cents a gallon. It’s not $1.50 a gallon.

It it was $0.000001 cent a gallon, it would still be idiotic by the way.