California's Gas Tax To Be Highest In Nation

It would cost me around $242 to fill the RV gas tank if I remained in Commiefornia.

Yes, that's what I would be paying if I filled the gas tank of The Beast in California. That is based on a photo I saw of a gas station's price sign of $4.39.

California is set to hike their gasoline tax on July 1. This is only because stupid people went to the polls to vote down an initiative that would have cut the tax and the hike in vehicle registration fees the Democrats passed in 2017.

According to ABC 7 News:

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- When the new gas tax kicks in July 1, California will have the highest gas tax in the country. 

The new gas tax will add an additional 5.6 cents per gallon of gas.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported:

The 5.6-cent increase represents the second iteration of Senate Bill 1, commonly called the gas tax, that was passed by the Legislature in Sacramento in the spring of 2017 and signed into law by then-Gov. Jerry Brown. 

Under the terms of SB1, the tax increase comes in stages. 

Drivers first experienced a 12-cent per gallon rise at the pump in November 2017. An additional 5.6 cents per gallon will be tacked on at the beginning of next month, which will boost the state’s total excise tax to 41.7 cents a gallon. 

Add in other state taxes and fees plus the federal government’s own 18.4 cents a gallon excise tax and Golden State motorists will pay 79.18 cents a gallon in taxes and fees whenever they fuel up. 

That will move California into the top spot in the country, edging past the 77.1 cents a gallon drivers in Pennsylvania pay in combined taxes and fees, according to state-by-state data compiled by the American Petroleum Institute.

California is increasingly becoming more and more inhospitable to residents, especially retirees. I am glad to have moved out of California a year and a half ago. The gas price at the local Flying J (New Mexico) is $2.59/gallon, but with my Good Sam Club discount, that is lowered to $2.54/gallon. Far better than Commiefornia's price!

This is the price one pays when a state is a one-party state (Democrats).

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