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.”
Oh , if it’s called a “fee” , “fine” , “assessment” , etc. , it’s not unconstitutional ! Just don’t call it a “tax” , and you’re okay .
F**king cretins !
It *used to* be very nice to live here . As a life-long resident , 45 years old , I can attest to the lure of this state ; however , its dark underbelly is really rearing its ugly , wacko head .
California is so blatantly anti-business , anti-blue-collar-employment , that it’s almost surreal !! Things went from one extreme to the other ; the air quality was horrid , but now it’s almost too clean . People will f**e cough at the slightest “offending” odour .
Highest in fuel taxes . 2nd highest in fuel prices .
your right; over 50% no insurance….
Uhhhhhhhh! Where do all those DIMES end up going? Never mind expecting any actual result!
Good grief people this is football not tiddlywinks get off the guy
you know that as a Californian you can run them out of town for good on a rail……..just got to get enough mad citizens together….problem solved, oh and keep a tight rain on those in power
Californians started this c**p. Now pay for it with a smile on your face. lol
You’ve got to be kidding with this! Got to give legislatures credit for creative fleecing of their constituents…
the company that manufactures gas is collecting tax because their product causes demage we pay
your emissions from your mouth are the same moron…pay me