[Who dat?]

The state of Oregon has the highest gas prices in all of the contiguous United States thanks to taxes and restrictions imposed upon it's service stations.

Not true. Come to the SF Bay Area some day to verify. I know I've seen it at 1.95/gal here vs. 1.59/gal there... within the last year.

Oregon not only demands its gas station proprietors hire full time attendants to pump gas but also imposes a 24 cent per gallon “licensing tax” which is due every month of operation.

Fuel stations have a variety of taxes that are due each month of operation. The last I knew, Multnomah county required a $250.00/year permit to have an air compressor on the premises.

Really, she can come up with better things to complain about. And having no sales tax sort of evens things out.

[Sir_Ed]

Gas at the local Shell is $1.23 a gallon, commensurate with other states, and I love having not to get out in the sleet and cold to pump my gas!

Ed

[aimhigh]

The state of Oregon has the highest gas prices in all of the contiguous United States thanks to taxes and restrictions imposed upon it's service stations.

I just paid $1.29 a gallon in Salem, OR. And my hands don't smell of gasoline.

[Vroomfondel]

I just drove through Shoshone, CA this afternoon. $2.29.