I’ve heard too, that the California global warming gasoline tax is based on some fluctuating calculation. It’s been hard for anyone to get documentation on how that tax is calculated, or how much per gallon we are paying in global warming tax.
The best estimate I heard is that it started at about 25 cents a gallon in late 2014, and has increased about another 25 cents since then. But nobody knows for sure, because it’s not a per gallon tax of a set amount.
Another little know fact is that California charges sales tax on top of the retail price of gas. Most states do not do this. So at $3.00 per gallon, about 25 cents would be sales tax, which is not listed on the pump, and doesn’t show up in any internet searches if you try to find out how much in taxes Californians pay for gasoline.
Thanks, I knew about the sales tax (used to live there). It has always kept the price of gas there a bit higher. I suspect the sales tax is also on top of the carbon tax, since the sales tax is added at the pump...so it is a big factor.
I sure would be interesting if that media that all the Anti-Trump people are so protective of would take a look into why the price is so high there...but then why should they - after all they seemed to have sneaked in a HUGE Middle Class Tax Increase, and no one even knows it.