"There is no identifiable evidence to justify these premium prices," Yep... None at all. Not the insane enviro regs, not the crazy tax levels, not the $15 min wage and other mandates.
No reason at all....
If their ignoramuses aren't careful, the oil companies will stop delivering gasoline to these ingrates who cause the high prices with all of their climate change regulations.
Instead of having high gas prices, they will have no gas at all.
Anytime the government mandates price controls on products, the supply dries up and the price goes up even further.
But then Econ 101 has never been the forte of democRATS.
Maybe Newsom can take some advice from one of the state's highly intelligent congresswoman, Maxine Waters, when she let slip in a federal congressional hearing on high gas prices, that she would just "socialize" the oil companies.
What a bunch of bozos.
The Government makes much more off a Gallon of Gasoline (and Diesel) than the People who actually produce the Products.
Newsome Farts and blames his Wife’s Dog, or their Kids.
Hey Gavin — look in the mirror, jackass.
Our high gas costs are way more than just taxes. Yes, we have the highest gas taxes, but we have California only formulations. The refiners gouge us for having a single formulation nobody else in the country uses. Then add in ethanol. Is it any wonder our gas is so expensive? Like a full $1 higher than many other states. Our gas tax is only $0.40 higher than most states, so that is a huge contribution but doesn’t explain the full buck.
Let me help you Gavin.
1) you just had a refinery fire in CA, and haven’t built any new ones in 40 years.
2) you taxed the hell out of it
3) you use lowest surfer gasoline and that is hard to make
4) you decided to have less emissions inorder to allow the homeless to pollute more
5) your a liberal, so the at equates to being an idiot!
The politicians never pay for the gas in the taxpayers paid for cars. Many with drivers for them.
Plus - bespoke work (for Kaliforna’s custom blends) always costs more....”Yeah, we can do it but it’ll cost your citizens...”