Here’s how state lawmakers want to help Californians facing high gas prices

Cal Matters ^ | MARCH 11, 2022 | GRACE GEDYE

[artichokegrower]

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed pausing tax increase on gas sellers and Republican state lawmakers have pushed for suspending the tax entirely in the short term. Those plans would likely reduce the price of gas, but it’s not clear by how much. This week Newsom teased a possible rebate to deal with gas prices.

[artichokegrower]

In addition to the question of just how much tax breaks would actually save consumers, Borenstein said reducing or getting rid of the gas tax would be bad policy.

“We need gasoline prices to reflect the real costs to society,” said Borenstein, referring to the negative effects of greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, as well as costs of cars hitting other cars, bikers, or pedestrians. When you add up all those costs, gas taxes are actually too low, he wrote in an analysis of the governor’s proposal.

Severin Borenstein Prof-Ay-B/E/E University of California, 2020 $562,815.00

I guess if you are a UC professor making over half a million a year $5 gas ain’t no big deal

[realcleanguy]

This is why college is so costly. The salaries of the teachers and professors has sky rocketed. “Those who can, do, those who can’t, teach.

[ridesthemiles]

Calif taxes on gasoline==$1.18 a gallon.

[fruser1]

Unless the word “suicide” is in there somewhere, I don’t think there’s any hope.

[eeriegeno]

I expected to see rickshaws pulled by the homeless to replace those nasty gas guzzling cars!

[duckman]

Gas Buddy seems irrelevant when saving pennies on a dollar! IMO

[glennaro]

A Seinfeld fan no doubt. Got a good laugh from that memory!