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PrepHermit Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,116 Points:1,647,105 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 8:19:25 AM Ignore PrepHermit Report Abuse Gas prices are on the rise, and for most of us that will mean allocating a bit more of our budgets to filling up the tank — and the tax coffers. But how much of our gas tab goes to the tax man varies widely by state. The American Petroleum Institute, an industry trade group, calculated how much Americans were paying (.pdf file) per gallon in local, state and federal taxes as of January 2011, and the difference by state is substantial. As of January, Californians were paying an average of 66.1 cents per gallon in taxes, while Coloradoans were paying 40.4 cents. Of course, overall gas prices also vary widely by state. The AAA's daily fuel gauge report shows that regular costs about $3.99 a gallon in California, while drivers in Colorado are paying just around $3.40. Visit MSNBC for full article

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Gas prices are on the rise, and for most of us that will mean allocating a bit more of our budgets to filling up the tank — and the tax coffers.

But how much of our gas tab goes to the tax man varies widely by state.

The American Petroleum Institute, an industry trade group, calculated how much Americans were paying (.pdf file) per gallon in local, state and federal taxes as of January 2011, and the difference by state is substantial.

As of January, Californians were paying an average of 66.1 cents per gallon in taxes, while Coloradoans were paying 40.4 cents.

Of course, overall gas prices also vary widely by state. The AAA's daily fuel gauge report shows that regular costs about $3.99 a gallon in California, while drivers in Colorado are paying just around $3.40.
Visit MSNBC for full article

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ERO Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:21,632 Points:3,682,605 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2011 8:13:46 AM Ignore ERO Report Abuse Disgusting!
queenpictoria Rookie Author Ventura Posts:77 Points:12,590 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 8:07:07 PM Ignore queenpictoria Report Abuse California is totally ravaged financially. Gas prices are right in line with everything else that is overpriced and out of control. If we don't buy the gas, the taxes will not be paid.
VDubBill Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,765 Points:1,264,620 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 7:07:00 PM Ignore VDubBill Report Abuse Seems to be some similarity to 2008 - Red States/Blue States. Hmm.
jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,888 Points:1,522,075 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 6:53:42 PM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Sounds like a double whammy.
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:7,214 Points:1,531,320 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 6:52:24 PM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse Lower taxes lead to lower gas prices. Who'd have thought? :-o
cobraboss302 Veteran Author California Posts:311 Points:70,290 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 12:19:39 PM Ignore cobraboss302 Report Abuse simply to many taxes
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:9,177 Points:1,301,145 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 11:16:39 AM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse Just look at my picture. Red is bad.
Tork11 Sophomore Author Detroit Posts:136 Points:70,115 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 10:34:05 AM Ignore Tork11 Report Abuse The gov't raised highway speed limits to increase the revenue stream.
DLittonio Rookie Author Hamilton Posts:3 Points:10,785 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 9:33:38 AM Ignore DLittonio Report Abuse And if I understand correctly, if taxes go up, the government, or its "friends," are the only ones who benefit - because I KNOW for sure that its not my family that does.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,575 Points:1,547,300 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 9:18:31 AM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse The map explains a lot of things to me. It almost totally tells the story of who's gas is consistently cheaper & who's is consistently more expensive.
djliberty All-Star Author Chicago Posts:966 Points:317,310 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 8:49:38 AM Ignore djliberty Report Abuse not to mention inflation
Gronski1 All-Star Author Ontario Posts:967 Points:413,245 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2011 8:34:21 AM Ignore Gronski1 Report Abuse In Canada, our governments may act "concerned" about the price at the pump but some of the taxation on fuels is based on price, not volume. So, as the price of fuel rises, the amount of taxes collected increases.