[So Cal Rocket]

In Ca., the communist legislature passed a "temporary" sales tax on gasoline while the communist sympathizer jimmy carter was in office. Now it adds up to about 18 cents per gallon of gas, driving up the cost of gas a lot.

And don't forget... The California Sales Tax goes on top of the Federal and State excise taxes... another 15 cents per gallon.

[Gondring]

A while back, it was stated that the government makes 7 times as much for a gallon of gas as those who explore for it, drill for it, pump it, refine it, transport it, and dispense it. I don't know what the current figures are, and of course it varies by locale.

One of the HUGE costs for Californians and fuel is not just the tax, but the way the environmental laws have required these special blends for different areas of the state, killing the economy of scale.