"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2 (AT) mailcity (DOT) com> wrote

I know the local dealer is getting it socked to him by the distributor. I
knew about that road rash in 1990 for myself and had suspected it since
1973.

There are 3 brands I avoid like the Bubonic Plague

1 Exxon/Mobil, merger decended from SO and SOCONY, i.e. the leaders of the
Standard Oil pricing group.

2. Royal Dutch SHell, since they helped finance Hitler. Also, I think most
of my Toyotas are Jewish, since they buck on Shell. I've not had one yet
that will run smooth on any grade of Shell gasoline, they all have bucked
like they're an old Model T running on Wild Bob.

3. Citgo, formerly Cities Service. Since our money is so evil, Hugo Chavez
can do without my money..

Charles of Schaumburg

"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2 (AT) mailcity (DOT) com> wrote

The highest tax rate by any state is NY, at 33.55c per gallon. The lowest is
Alaska, at 8c per gallon. (Some of the state taxes are sales taxes, so they
go up with the price of gas.)

According the Department of Energy, 15% of the price of gasoline (at $2.59 /
gallon) goes to taxes. That's about 38c.

Federal tax is 18.4c per gallon.

http://www.lmoga.com/taxrates.htm
http://www.gaspricewatch.com/usgastaxes.asp
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp

I also so a lot of variation on diesel prices. I saw diesel for sale in PA
for about $2.89 (near the Target store in Stroudsburg) and $3.89 when I was
filling up on route 3 near Clifton NJ. I am not sure why the fuel varies so
much. According to the DOE, diesel averages at about $2.67 per gallon.

"JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

A small minority of jobs do require vehicles but there is no reason a
profitable company cannot pay for that.

As for their not being mass transportation. A majority of the country lives
in the inner city where there is mass transportation. Even in Logan Utah
there is a bus system. Also, if they didnt yet have bus systems they would
be forced to get them.

Our addiction to gasoline and low gasoline prices is nothing more than
convenience. We love to drive and toot our vehicle all over the place.

Wild Bills brother?

mike

"n5hsr" <n5hsr (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote

"n5hsr" <n5hsr (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote

Gee, that really helps with the WWII war effort.

What about about the Russian owned LukOil and Getty Oil?

"Go Mavs" <GoMavz (AT) GoMavz (DOT) com> wrote

Think of huge areas of the country where homes are few & far apart...

Cathy

"Cathy F." <clfr (AT) adelphiadotdedot (DOT) net> wrote

<...>

Think of the huge areas of the country where you can buy Toyota Priuses.

They need to learn how to conserve, fuel, too. And if the price of fuel is
too much, they can move to a more populated area.

Unforunately, the reality is that the price of energy is going up. I think
it will continue to go up, as more and more areas of the world become
developed, like China, India, and, I hope, Africa. Energy is a limited
resource.

Jeff

<...>

"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2 (AT) mailcity (DOT) com> wrote

In southern Illinois in the 1930's, oil was discovered. Some of the people
just let the crude settle out in the storage tank and then skimmed the
gasoline off the top and ran on that. Contained a lot of kerosene, I
suspect. Since it came 'wild' from the field, it became known as Wild Bob.
Octane was inconsistant, I suspect, especially if allowed to settle in the
gas tank.

Charles of Schaumburg

"Jeff" <news (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote

I'm already living in a suburb, and have cut down my gasoline usage to the
bare minimum. I have to go someplace 4 miles away at 5 AM on 3 mornings a
week. And I have to drive to work at 8 AM 3 miles 5 times a week, and I'm
on call in my business.

I used to drive 90 miles a day, now I'm down to 54 miles a week if I can
avoid making any side trips.

Charles of Schaumburg

Charles of Schaumburg

I knew SOMBODY would do the search, to show me I was wrong. Now I can be
the one to say YOU'RE wrong I save a lot of time and effert that way. LOL

After crude oil costs, taxes are the second largest contributor to the price
paid at the pump. Together Federal and State excise taxes on fuel account
for an average cost of approximately 62 cents per gallon.

State Gasoline (¢/g) Diesel (¢/g) Comment

Alabama 20.3 21.3 Other taxes include a 2cpg inspection fee. Counties can
levy up to 5 cpg with approval of the state legislature. Cities and counties
can levy additional tax-rates range from .5 cpg to 4 cpg. An additional 1
cpg UST/AST Trust Fund Environmental Transport Fee is levied at the
wholesale level to cover remediation costs.

Alaska 8 8 There is a .06 per gallon tax credit for gasohol used during a
mandated control period in a CO nonattainment area. However, there are
currently no areas in nonattainment. The motor fuel tax rate for marine use
is 5 cents/gallon; aviation gas is 4.7 cents/gallon; and jet fuel is 3.2
cents/gallon.

Arizona 19 28 Other taxes include a 1 cpg UST tax. Use class vehicles pay
an additional 9 cpg on diesel (with an exemption for vehicles under 26,000
gw).

Arkansas 21.8 22.8 Plus .3cpg environmental assurance fee assessed at the
wholesale level for underground storage tank fund.

California 44.7 45 Other taxes include a 6% state sales tax and 1.25%
county, plus additional local sales taxes and 1.2 cpg state UST fee.

Colorado 22 20.5

Connecticut 45 41.5 Other taxes include gross receipts earnings tax
collected at wholesale. Pursuant to SB 2000 passed in 2005, the gross
receipts earnings tax increased by .5 cpg, from 5.8% to 6.3% on 7/1/06.
Future increases are as follows: from 6.3% to 7% on 7/1/07, from 7% to 7.5%
on 7/1/08 and from 7.5% to 8.1% on 7/1/13.

Delaware 23 22 An additional .9% gross receipts tax for the state
hazardous substance cleanup fund is also assessed at the wholesale level
after yearly exclusions are met. (Title 7: 9114)

Dist. of Columbia 20 20

Florida 31.9 27.9 The gasoline statewide tax is 14.9 cpg which includes
sales tax (10.9 cpg) and excise tax (4 cpg). Gasoline sales tax rate
increased 0.4 cpg on 1/1/06 with annual change based on CPI. Gasoline 14.9
cpg does not include 2.2 cpg tax/fee for environmental inspection purposes
(5 cents per barrel tax for the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund, 80 cents
per barrel for the Inland Protection Trust Fund, 2 cents per barrel for the
Coastal Protection Trust Fund, and 1/8 cpg for weights and measures
inspection fee). Gasoline 14.9 cpg also does not include taxes varying by
counties including the State Comprehensive Enhanced Transportation System
Tax (SCETS), which increased 0.2 cpg to 6 cpg (Franklin County is 5 cpg)
based on CPI and county local option taxes ranging from minimum 10.0 to
maximum 18.0 cpg. Depending on the county, state and federal gasoline taxes
vary from 45.5 to 53.5 cpg. The 27.9 cpg for diesel is flat across all
Florida counties and includes sales (10.9 cpg), excise (4 cpg), SCETS (6
cpg), and various local option taxes (7 cpg). Based on CPI, the diesel sales
tax increased 0.4 cpg and SCETS 0.2 cpg.

Georgia 26.3 26.3 Other taxes include 4% sales tax and local option sales
taxes which range from 1% to 4%.

Hawaii 31.8 44.1 Other taxes include 4% sales tax and additional county
taxes and 0.12cpg environmental response tax. Effective 4/2/06 state law
requires 85% of gasoline sold in the state to contain 10% ethanol. Actual
sales in 4/06 reflect 99% of gasoline sold in Hawaii contains 10% ethanol.
Ethanolblended gasoline is exempt from the state's 4% excise tax on retail
sales and is reflected in chart.

Idaho 25 25

Illinois 37.4 45.6 Other taxes include 6.25% sales tax and $0.003 per
gallon tax for underground storage tank fund, and other local sales and
gasoline taxes. Diesel fuel taxes are 27.5 cpg for commercial highway users.

Indiana 31 41.7 Other taxes include 6% sales tax and $0.008 per gallon
inspection fee. For diesel, there is an 11cpg surcharge paid on a quarterly
selfreporting basis.

Iowa 22 23.5 Other taxes include 1 cpg UST fee. Iowa tax on gasoline is
based on percentage of ethanol sales compared to total motor fuel [gasoline]
sold. Tax on regular gasoline increased on 7/1/06 from 20.7 cpg to 21.0 cpg,
until 6/30/07. Rate is based on the percentage of ethanol blended fuel sold
during the previous calendar year. The tax on ethanol blend of 10 % is 19
cpg and the tax on E85 is 17 cpg.

Kansas 25 27 Inc 1 cpg environmental fees.

Kentucky 18.5 15.5 Ten cents of the excise tax is indexed to the Average
Wholesale Price not to exceed 10% of the tax in any year. Excise tax
includes 5 cpg supplemental highway user tax. Other taxes include 1.4 cpg
fee collected for the underground storage tank fund. Supplemental highway
user tax is 2 cpg for special fuels. Commercial carriers pay surtax via a
quarterly report of 2.2 cpg on gasoline and 5.2 cpg on special fuels.

Louisiana 20 20

Maine 28.3 28.6 Other taxes include for gasoline: .07 cpg for Coastal and
Inland Water fund, 1.38 cpg for Groundwater Fund and 40 cpg/10,000 gallons
for Petroleum Market Share Act. Other taxes include for diesel: .07 cpg for
Coastal and Inland Water Fund and .6 cpg for Groundwater Fund. Governor
signed legislation in 2002 to index gasoline tax beginning 7/03. Based on
indexing, tax increased .9 cpg 7/1/06.

Maryland 23.5 24.3

Massachusetts 23.5 23.5 Other taxes include 2.5 cpg UST fund tax. (UST
tax increased from .5 cpg on 4/1/03).

Michigan 35.2 32.7 Other taxes include 6% sales tax and 0.875 cpg for
environmental regulation fee for refined petroleum fund.

Minnesota 22 22 Other taxes include periodic 2 cpg UST cleanup fee at
wholesale level which fluctuates depending on the fund balance. UST
(Petrofund) fee currently in effect from 10/1/05 to 1/31/06.

Mississippi 18.8 18.8 Governor signed legislation in 2002 that included
removal of the 2008 expiration date of the 6 cpg temporary tax increase
adopted by voters in 1992. Does not include additional .05 cpg agriculture
inspection fee and .5 cpg transportation load fee.

Missouri 17.6 17.6 Governor signed legislation in 2002 that included
removal of the 2008 expiration date of the 6 cpg temporary tax increase
adopted by voters in 1992. Does not include additional .05 cpg agriculture
inspection fee and .5 cpg transportation load fee.

Montana 27.8 28.6 Other taxes include 0.75cpg fee assessed at the pump to
go toward the state cleanup fund.

Nebraska 28 27.4 Variable 12.5cent base plus 14.6 cpg variable rate.
Other taxes include 0.9cpg release prevention fee for gasoline and 0.3cpg
release prevention fee for diesel and other fuels. Variable rate increased
from 13.6 cpg to 14.6 cpg for the period 7/1/06 to 12/31/06.

Nevada 32.5 28.6 Other taxes include up to 10cpg county tax on gasoline,
0.75cpgcleanup fee, and .055 cpg inspection fee.

New Hampshire 20.6 20.6 Other taxes include 0.1 cpg for oil pollution
control fund, 1.5 cpg for UST cleanup fund, 1 cpg for AST and bulk storage
fund. Also 2 cpg for fuel oil and bulk fuel oil storage.

New Jersey 14.5 17.5 Other taxes include 4 cpg Petroleum Products Gross
Receipts Tax.

New Mexico 18 19 Other taxes include 1 cpg loading fee.

New York 43.9 42.3 Excise tax rate does not include Petroleum Business
Tax of 15.9 cpg for gasoline and 14.15 cpg for diesel (rate increased .7 cpg
1/1/06), a spill tax of 0.3 cent per gallon collected on gasoline and diesel
and a petroleumtesting fee of 0.05 cent per gallon levied on gasoline
(only). Other taxes include a statewide volume weighted average sales tax of
between 8 and 8.75 cpg, and local county sales tax of between 3.25% to
5.75%. Local option taxes that changed effective 7/1/06 were not included in
this chart, and are still calculated under the percentage method.

North Carolina 30.2 30.2 Other taxes include 0.25cpg inspection tax. Rate
increased 2.8 cpg 1/1/06. It consists of a 17.5 cpg flat rate plus a
variable rate of 12.4 cpg wholesale component based on 7% average wholesale
price component based on prices from 4/1/05 and 9/30/05 (the average price
for that period was 1.7755 cpg).

North Dakota 23 23 Legislation passed in 2005 (HB 2012) increased state
gasoline tax by 2 cpg effective 7/1/05. Also, effective 7/1/05, E85 blends
taxed at 1 cent per gallon until $250,000 grant allocated for ethanol is
depleted, then E85 will be taxes at 23 cpg. The E85 subsidy ended 5/1/06.
Effective 5/1, the E85 tax rate will be 23 cpg, the same as for gasoline and
ethanol.

Ohio 28 28 Per 2003 legislation, rate increases 6 cpg in 2year
increments. First increase took effect 6/30/03. 7/1/04 rate increased
another 2 cpg (to 26 cpg) and 7/1/05, rate increased an additional 2 cpg (to
28 cpg). Surcharge of 3 cpg for commercial vehicles.

Oklahoma 17 14 Other taxes include 1 cpg per gallon UST fee.

Oregon 24.9 24.3 Other taxes include additional optional county gasoline
(ranging from 1 to 3 cpg) and city gasoline and diesel taxes (ranging from 1
to 5 cpg).

Pennsylvania 32.3 39.2 Other taxes include 19.2 cent per gallon oil
company franchise tax on liquid fuels (primarily gasoline) and 26.1 cpg oil
company franchise tax on fuels (primarily diesel) and a 12 cpg tax liquid
fuels tax rate. Also includes 1.1 cpg UST fee paid by retailers on gasoline
and diesel. Franchise tax based on the average wholesale price of gasoline
during a 1year period and revised on 1/1 annually. Oil franchise tax
increased 1.2 cpg for gasoline and 1.7 cpg for diesel on 1/1/06.

Rhode Island 31 31 Other taxes include 3cpg wholesale distributor tax and
1 cent per gallon environmental protection regulatory fee for UST program.
Tax increased 2 cpg on 7/1/02.

South Carolina 16.8 16.8 Other taxes include a 0.25 cpg inspection fee
for inspection program and 0.50cpg environmental fee for UST cleanup.
Assessed on all petroleum products at the wholesale level.

South Dakota 24 24 Other taxes include 2 cpg Tank Inspection Fee. Ethanol
is taxes at 20 cents per gallon, E85 and M85 are taxed at 10 cpg.

Tennessee 21.4 18.4 Other taxes include 1cent special petroleum tax for
gasoline and .4 cpg environmental assurance fee.

Texas 20 20

Utah 24.5 24.5

Vermont 20 26 Other taxes include 1 cpg license fee for UST fund.

Virginia 19.6 18.1 Other taxes include 0.6cpg petroleum storage tank fee
and 2% sales tax on motor fuels in localities that are part of the Northern
Virginia Transportation District or localities in a transportation district
contiguous to that district.

Washington 34 34 Per 2005 legislation (SB 6103) rate increased 3 cpg
7/1/05, another 3 cpg on 7/1/06, 2/cpg on 7/1/07 and 1.5 cpg on 7/1/08. Per
legislation passed in 2003, rate increased 5 cpg effective 7/1/03.

West Virginia 27 27 Other taxes include a 5% variable wholesale tax,
presently 6.5 cpg, based on statewide average wholesale price of gasoline
with a minimum price of $1.30 per gallon. Variable wholesale tax increased
1/1/05 from 4.85 cpg to 6.5 cpg.

Wisconsin 32.9 32.9 Variable adjusted annually on 4/1. Effective 4/1/06,
rate changed to 30.9 cpg. Rate calculated by multiplying the current rate by
an inflation factor (annual change in the consumer price index.) Other taxes
include 2cpg UST fee on gasoline and diesel. Gasoline tax indexing scheduled
to end on 4/1/07.

Wyoming 14 14 Other taxes include 1 cpg to the environmental cleanup
costs.

"Jeff" <news (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote