California adds 12 cent gas tax and 20 cent diesel tax

I'm a foreigner but also own property and pay taxes in California and live there a few months of the year so I get some of the comments. Curious though. I have always been a fan of high speed rail. We spend time in Europe and love the high speed trains. You get on and off in the centre of the city (unlike airports) 300 KMH, ccomfortable, quiet, lots of leg room, bathrooms, restaurant and bar. 10 times nicer than travelling by air and usually just as fast as there are no big expensive cab rides down town. I have never figured out why there is so much resistance to them on this side of the pond. Cultural thing I guess.

We still like California. Very multicultural. Good hiking. Not stuck in the fifties. Everyone has different tastes of course.