California is getting even more expensive

TyroneandGladys wrote:
On 11/1/2017
The gasoline tax will increase by 12 cents, from 18 cents to 30 cents per gallon

The excise tax on diesel fuel will rise 20 cents, to 36 cents per gallon.

And the diesel sales tax rate will go from 1.75 to 5.75 percent.

Time to buy that electric car,,maybe.. :)

Lucky you dont live in Canada..

The basic price for a LITRE of gasoline varies from province to province due to differences in provincial gasoline tax, provincial sales tax and in some cities, transit tax.
In 2015, taxes in Canada represented on average 38 cents per litre, which is approximately 35% of the pump price.

On the other hand at least food is prety cheap here,just bought a whole chicken in Superstore already cooked for 10$

afidel wrote:
Astounding level? Their total tax burden is 4.4% of GSP, below the national average of 4.6%.

It's just fashionable to blast California. Seems popular on here.

ljr wrote:

Stefonius wrote:

bob_nestor wrote:
Most people don't seem to get the point that the increased taxes on the rich and corporations get passed on to those who buy the goods and services from them. I've always maintained that the only people who actually pay taxes are the Middle Class - the rich can pass them onto others, the poor get tax breaks. Businesses are only acting as tax collectors for the Government.

History disagrees with that viewpoint. Prior to 1986 (when Reagan eviscerated the tax code), close to 90% of all government spending was financed by corporations and billionaires. Now that burden has shifted to the middle class. When you give tax breaks to wealthy and corporations, they don't miraculously create jobs. They squirrel it away offshore as fast as they can, thus removing those dollars from the US economy entirely. This is very, very bad for us.

Do you own mutual funds, participate in a retirement plan or contribute to a 401k? “they” is you.

My retirement plan (et cetera) is not in offshore accounts that the government can't reach; therefore "they" is NOT me.

troubledwaters wrote:

Stefonius wrote:
...Prior to 1986 (when Reagan eviscerated the tax code), close to 90% of all government spending was financed by corporations and billionaires. Now that burden has shifted to the middle class. When you give tax breaks to wealthy and corporations, they don't miraculously create jobs...

So what do you think happens when you raise the taxes on Ford, Wrangler, or General Mills? YOU PAY IT every time you buy a box of Cheerios. Pretty simple - Raise the tax, raise the price.

Nope. The taxes are on profit, not overhead. I may only have been around for half a century or so, but in my experience it works like this: Raise the tax, raise the price. Lower the tax, raise the price. Keep the tax the same, raise the price.

afidel wrote:

azdryheat wrote:
Everyone can thank the voters of Cali for putting the politicians in place to raise the tax rate to an astounding level. I guess that's what the people of Cali want - high gas prices. And this is precisely why I have a 91 gallon tank in my truck's bed so that I never have to buy fuel in Cali.

Astounding level? Their total tax burden is 4.4% of GSP, below the national average of 4.6%. If you want to see high taxes look at the sparsely populated states. With lots of infrastructure and few taxpayers Alaska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming, are at 2-3x the national average.

I guess it is all in where you pull the statistics. According to USA Today; California is number 10 for highest tax burden (9.52%) and New York is number 1 at 12.94%. Alaska comes in at 6.27% which is number 49 with Wyoming at number 42 at 7.29%.
USA Today Tax burden article

azdryheat wrote:
Everyone can thank the voters of Cali for putting the politicians in place to raise the tax rate to an astounding level. I guess that's what the people of Cali want - high gas prices. And this is precisely why I have a 91 gallon tank in my truck's bed so that I never have to buy fuel in Cali.

Astounding level? Their total tax burden is 4.4% of GSP, below the national average of 4.6%. If you want to see high taxes look at the sparsely populated states. With lots of infrastructure and few taxpayers Alaska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming, are at 2-3x the national average.

TyroneandGladys wrote:
On 11/1/2017
The gasoline tax will increase by 12 cents, from 18 cents to 30 cents per gallon

The excise tax on diesel fuel will rise 20 cents, to 36 cents per gallon.

And the diesel sales tax rate will go from 1.75 to 5.75 percent.

Fuel taxes went up in Indiana also this summer.

RGar974417 wrote:
Pa gas tax is 50 cents a gallon. What stinks is it doesn't go all to fix roads.It also pays for the state police. Just like federal gas tax pasy for mass transit and bicycle trails.

As of last Jan 1st the PA tax is 58.2 cents per gallon. How are the roads in your neck of the woods? Plenty of orange barrels and Jersey barriers here in SW PA but I still bounce over speedbumps on the way to work lol. At least PA is number one in some category.

What they need to be taxing the poop out of is the Marcellus Shale natural gas Industry, but good luck with that. Too many hands in too many pockets.

Pa gas tax is 50 cents a gallon. What stinks is it doesn't go all to fix roads.It also pays for the state police. Just like federal gas tax pasy for mass transit and bicycle trails.

Fuel price is already on my list of reasons why I don't go to California, but now I'll underline it. We don't EVER go to California and I haven't missed it since Ronald Regan was elected governor.