Posted on 10/07/2022 7:58:07 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will call a special session of the state legislature to address the state’s highest-in-the-nation gasoline prices, including a possible new tax on oil industry profits.
Speaking to reporters in Sacramento, Mr. Newsom said he will call the special session to start Dec. 5, after new legislators elected in November are seated.
“Greed and manipulation, that’s all this is,” Mr. Newsom said of California’s gasoline prices, the only in the nation currently averaging above $6. In cities including Los Angeles, some stations are charging more than $7 for regular unleaded.
Speaking of oil companies, he added, “We mean business and if they don’t believe it, they’re about to find out.” He said he and legislative leaders would consider options including what he described as tax on “windfall” profits.
In a statement, a spokesman for the Western States Petroleum Association trade group called Mr. Newsom’s announcement a political stunt.
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Everybody knows taxing something brings the price down. Duh.
Just close all gas stations in CA. It will accelerate their transition to EVs — which is what they want anyway.
What a genius! Think of all the money that will raise! Say, that wouldn’t cause the price of gasoline to go UP, will it?
Hey, I’ve got an idea….. LET’S HAVE A WINDFALL REVENUE/PROFITS TAX ON GOOGLE & FACEBOOK!
Greed is absolutely right...government greed
Hey California - hello $12.00 a gallon
Hey Gavin, why not price controls? Idiot.
Fits well with your allegedly "green" agenda.
Brought to you by:
The Watermelon Party:
”Green” on the outside
but RED on the inside!
you tax it more, so it cost more!
wth are these people retarded!?!?
This ahole wants to be president?
Give me a break.
There you go. Official authoritarian socialism. Straight out of Stalin’s playbook from the 1930’s.
Just waiting for the “re-education” camps at this point.
Hey, the weather’s nice right now at least....
https://igentax.com/gas-tax-state-2/
State Gasoline Tax Undyed Diesel Tax Aviation Fuel Tax Jet Fuel Tax
Alabama $0.28 / gallon $0.29 / gallon $0.095 / gallon $0.035 / gallon
Alaska $0.0895 / gallon $0.0895 / gallon $0.047 / gallon $0.032 / gallon
Arizona $0.18 / gallon $0.18 or $0.26/ gallon $0.05 / gallon $0.035 / on 1st 10 million gallons after that no fuel tax applies
Arkansas $0.245 / gallon $0.285 / gallon no tax no tax
California $0.539 / gallon $0.41 / gallon $0.18 / gallon $0.02 / gallon
Colorado $0.22 / gallon $0.205 / gallon $0.06 / gallon $0.04 / gallon
Connecticut $0.0 / gallon*** $0.492 / gallon*** 8.1% petroleum products gross earnings tax 8.1% petroleum products gross earnings tax
Delaware $0.23 / gallon $0.22 / gallon $0.23 / gallon $0.05 / gallon
District of Columbia $0.342 / gallon $0.342 / gallon $0.235 / gallon $0.235 / gallon
Florida $0.08125 / gallon $0.19 / gallon $0.0427 / gallon $0.0427 / gallon
Georgia $0.00 / gallon $0.00 / gallon $0.01 / gallon No Fuel Tax with a Form MFD-03
Hawaii $0.16 / gallon $0.16 / gallon $0.01 / gallon $0.01 / gallon
Idaho $0.32/ gallon $0.32 / gallon $0.07/ gallon $0.06 / gallon
Illinois $0.392/ gallon $0.467 / gallon No Fuel Tax No Fuel Tax
Indiana $0.33 / gallon $0.55 / gallon Varies by Class Varies by Class
Iowa Between $0.24 - 0.305 / gallon Between $0.304 -0.325/ gallon $0.08 / gallon $0.05 / gallon
Kansas $0.240 / gallon $0.260 / gallon No Fuel Tax No Fuel Tax
Kentucky $0.246 / gallon $0.216 / gallon No Fuel Tax No Fuel Tax
Louisiana $0.20/ gallon $0.20/ gallon $0.20 / gallon $0.20 / gallon
Maine $0.30 / gallon $0.312 / gallon $0.30/ gallon $0.034/ gallon
Maryland $0.427 / gallon $0.4345 / gallon $0.070/ gallon $0.070/ gallon
Massachusetts $0.24 / gallon $0.24 / gallon $0.436 / gallon $0.234/ gallon
Michigan $0.272 / gallon $0.272 / gallon $0.03 / gallon $0.03 / gallon
Minnesota $0.285 / gallon $0.285 / gallon $0.05 / gallon $0.15 / gallon
Mississippi $0.18 / gallon $0.18 / gallon $0.064 / gallon $0.0525 / gallon
Missouri $0.22 / gallon $0.22 / gallon $0.09 / gallon No Fuel Tax
Montana $0.33 / gallon $0.2975 / gallon $0.05 / gallon $0.05/ gallon
Nebraska $0.248/ gallon $0.248 / gallon $0.050 / gallon $0.030 / gallon
Nevada $0.23/ gallon $0.27 / gallon $0.02 / gallon $0.01 / gallon
New Hampshire $0.222 / gallon $0.222 / gallon $0.04/ gallon Between $0.02 - 0.005/ gallon
New Jersey $0.421 / gallon* $0.494/ gallon* $0.165/ gallon $0.195 / gallon
New Mexico $0.17/ gallon $0.21/ gallon $0.17 / gallon No Fuel Tax
New York $0.1735/ gallon** Between $.157 - $0.173 / gallon Between $0.070 - 0.0173 / gallon $0.070 / gallon
North Carolina $0.385 / gallon $0.385 / gallon No Fuel Tax No Fuel Tax
North Dakota $0.230 / gallon $0.230 / gallon $0.08 / gallon $0.08 / gallon
Ohio** $0.385 / gallon $0.47 / gallon no tax no tax
Oklahoma $0.19 / gallon $0.16 / gallon $0.0008 / gallon $0.0008 / gallon
Oregon $0.38 / gallon $0.38 / gallon $0.11 / gallon $0.03 / gallon
Pennsylvania $0.576 / gallon $0.741 / gallon $0.06 / gallon $0.02 / gallon
Rhode Island $0.34 / gallon $0.34 / gallon No Fuel Tax No Fuel Tax
South Carolina $0.28 / gallon $0.28 / gallon No Fuel Tax No Fuel Tax
South Dakota $0.28 / gallon $0.28 / gallon $0.06 / gallon $0.04 / gallon
Tennessee $0.26 / gallon $0.27/ gallon No Fuel Tax No Fuel Tax
Texas $0.20 / gallon $0.20 / gallon $0.20 / gallon $0.20 / gallon
Utah $0.319 / gallon $0.319 / gallon Between 0.025 - $0.090 / gallon Between 0.025 - $0.090 / gallon
Vermont $0.3636 / gallon $0.341 / gallon $0.3636/ gallon No Fuel Tax
Virginia $0.28/ gallon $0.289 / gallon $0.05 / gallon $0.05 / gallon
Washington $0.494 / gallon $0.494 / gallon $0.18 / gallon $0.18 / gallon
West Virginia $0.357 / gallon $0.357 / gallon $0.152 / gallon $0.152 / gallon
Wisconsin $0.309 / gallon $0.309 / gallon $0.06 / gallon $0.06 / gallon
Wyoming $0.24 / gallon $0.24 / gallon $0.05 / gallon $0.05 / gallon
Tax and spend - that’s all the rats know. Biden created the domestivc oil shortage, thereby increasing demand and thus a higher price. Newsom has no understanding of basic economics.
He just needs an excuse to throw blame away from him and Biden. It’s also a new scheme to finance all those $$ giveaways to the ‘poors.’
Dumbass newscum knows full well the refinery are down for Maintenance, I so hate him
He is unbeatable. He can do anything.
It would be great if the oil companies pulled out of California and quit selling gas there.
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