A $.10 fee is now being added to each gallon of gas, before sales tax, in California. It is a tax, but that isn’t what they are calling it. Instead, the fee is described as an amount paid by gas retailers when distributors load tanker trucks.
So California drivers are being forced to pay a tax on a tax. How soon will other states follow?
“The global warming fee, which is variable and could soar in the future, added about a dime this week,” Dan McSwain of UT San Diego said. “Then the state adds 2.25% of the full retail price – including those other fees and taxes – while city and county sales taxes add more (0.5% in most of San Diego County).”
Many drivers haven’t noticed the increase yet due to the plummeting gas prices, but they will eventually because the $0.10 per gallon fee is not a set price – it’s determined by California’s “cap-and-trade” market in which various industries trade their permits covering specific amounts of emissions, the total of which is capped by the state.
In other words, the “global warming” fee can go up.
“In August, California’s legislative analyst estimated that, by 2020, retail prices were likely to rise between 13 cents and 20 cents a gallon because of cap-and-trade,” McSwain added. “But the analyst, Mac Taylor, warned that increases could exceed 50 cents in some cases.”
“And an oil-industry group warned the costs could spike to 76 cents, based on state figures.”
This is intentional; the “cap-and-trade” system was designed to raise gas prices and energy costs using artificial scarcity created through the hoax of man-made “global warming.”
“Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket,” President Obamatold reporters in 2008. “Coal-powered plants, you know, natural gas, you name it, whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money.”
“They will pass that money on to consumers.”
which is Why it snow in the dessert 4 inches this year…… Moron
or to pay for something need/cause…… If you drive you should have to pay……… Try taking the bus…….. Great Weather, No registration, Gas, repairs, insurance, I am not causing any greenhouse emissions why should I have to pay for research with my tax money……… You Drive you pay get over the extra .10 cheepo
This is in one state that has huge problems with pollution……….. Who better to pay to clean it up then the cars that created it……. You Conservatives are just whinning because this time it effects your pocket books Get over it………. and I don’t know where you live but here in Maine the Sales Tax is about 5% Heres a perfect solution……… Stop driving cars
By any other name. But we shall see it all soon since they broke the highway trust fund in order to fund mass transit – instead of a honest vote to start a mass transit fund. They seem to do that a lot. Then, of course, there is sales tax on the state and federal tobacco taxes…..
Already heard talk of National gas tax increase due to lower fuel costs and the fact that the “public” was so used to paying so much more that “WE” would accept it and cheer for the tax……good grief…….
There is a sidebar advertisement from the state. keepyourhomecalifornia.org (taxpayer bailout for people losing their homes) IT never stops……..
More al gores and obamas stupidity of the brainless
First I’m not a conservative.but more liberal and independent. serving taxes on an essential commodity rarely has any effect on consumption. Because the demand is very inelastic. Third, card today are much more greener. The worst polluters are actually factories, dairy farms etc. And finally the Republican Congress is not intending to use this tax revenue to clean up the environment, build mass transit, subsidize electric cars, or any such causes. They are intending to cut taxes for corporations that already barely pay any taxes, and the wealthy who it wouldnt even make a dent in their lifestyle. Thus tax, nationwide, affects everyone, especially the poor and the class and enriched the rich. And remember this Loree had prices are not a permanent situation. They’ll rise again like vengeance soon. This is anopportunistic exploitation of s temporary situation knowing people won’t complain. If they had proposed this when prices were almost five dollars they’d have been kicked out. They are optimistic crooks. They actually are the same crooks who want to rid of the EPA so their donors can pollute more.
What global warming” this is all a con” everything normal with glacier” do the homework look at history-this is another plot to get money out of bug business”
Liberals are the cause of global warming. All that hot air they spew.