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.”
Make it $100 per gallon.that will take care of your problem governor,fixing your roads and pension increase for your state retirees! Wtf!
All this tax money will go to the illegal aliens. Mark my words. California is nothing but a shithole. Until CA gets rid of the following, this state will remain in chaos: Illegal Aliens, Islamocrats, Hollywood. Once you exterminate those 3 catagories, California will gain back it’s beauty and rightful people.
What a bunch of IDIOTS
That makes me want to be a consumption hog and carbon footprint Giant.
Yep seen that coming 20 years ago . part of this neo money scheme.
I knew there was money in it somewhere.
Good
This is just a way to rebuild their infra-structure and to replace Fed Government funds they are likely to lose because of illegal aliens.
Poor gullible Californians. Better wake up…your state is being invaded, and you’re paying for it through the teeth!
California needs a recall on Gov. Brown. clearly taxation without representation. OUST GOV. BROWN!