I didn’t do the numbers, I just asked if profit all the way to the pump and taxes are figured in. I just looked it up, and the average price for wholesale gas was $2.34 when it was over $3.10 at the pump.
And the taxes will remain. The government loves its taxes. The most hypocritical ones will be the Europeans who call their gas taxes “environmental taxes.” There’s no more reason for these taxes when what you’re pumping is no longer bad for the environment, but they’ll remain because government budgets rely on milking the drivers in the name of environmentalism.
Oh I never disagree with the assertion that the government will figure a way to screw with us. I simply said the numbers were wrong and I apologize if I led anyone to believe they were your numbers. But methanols retail price of $1.19 or $1.60(methanol’s actual comparable price) still beats out gasolines wholesale price.