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.”
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So now they are paying an additional “fee” because the state is out of water. I wonder if the businesses who are selling our water all over creation and making millions pay a tax?
Not all Californians deserve it , there are still plenty of conservatives here
F**k this b******t.
Another example of liberal infestation.
Used to think about living there. No way in the world would I move to that loony tune state.
Well thank you sir, I would say BROVO! But you are a few, So far, To the many of Cali. whom have done this stand strong & know you are supported, Thank you for standing strong, I value your statement :).
Thanks Jean , we are fighting the good fight , if we just got up and moved to the next state it would be surrendering
I would like to know how that money is going to be spent. Does California think they are going to solve the non existant problem by stealing your money from you? I call that theft by color of authority….
such a scam