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California drivers brace for costly new gas tax
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:41 pm
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Estimates of the cost of the tax vary. The California Air Resources Board, the Golden State's premier anti-pollution agency, predicts the new tax will raise gasoline prices from 20 cents to $1.30 per gallon. A prominent state senator who helped author the bill estimated the cost at 40 cents a gallon. Environmental activists downplay the cost, but hail the impact.
"We're going to now tackle probably 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the state that are emitted mostly through transportation - oil and gas use," said Climate Resolve Executive Director Jonathan Parfrey.
The cost of the climate change law never was spelled out in the original bill in 2010, which did not even include transportation fuels.But any meaningful climate change law would have to address driving, the state's largest single source of pollution. By raising the price, officials hope to reduce the number of miles driven as consumers are forced to consider options.
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Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:47 pm to wickowick
@ California 
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:49 pm to mylsuhat
So by taxing it more, they solve the problem. Sounds about right.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:49 pm to mylsuhat
It's coming to a gas station near you - soon.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:51 pm to Ace Midnight
LOL watch all the libs complain now, and not know how the frick they got to this point.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:53 pm to Ace Midnight
This should be 405 around Van Nuys.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:54 pm to ninthward
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LOL watch all the libs complain now
No they won't. They'll just bend over a little further and smile and say "sock it to me".
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:54 pm to wickowick
As long as the tax is on everyone I don't see this as a big deal. State rights, don't subsidize the poor, don't like it? Move.
That being said, I will never live in CA.
That being said, I will never live in CA.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 12:57 pm to DevilDogTiger
It will be Bush's fault.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:00 pm to wickowick
Idiotic. Obviously the tax is meant to put a burden on driving your automobile, but until every city is connected efficiently via public transport, all this does is hurt people with cars who need them for travel.
Perhaps states should try to further incentivize innovation in clean fuels and transport that doesn't harm the environment rather than hurt people with few options who are just trying to live their lives.
Perhaps states should try to further incentivize innovation in clean fuels and transport that doesn't harm the environment rather than hurt people with few options who are just trying to live their lives.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:02 pm to wickowick
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By raising the price, officials hope to reduce the number of miles driven as consumers are forced to consider options.
Yes. Forget about freedom, force the middle class to consider the impact their existence has on this planet by taxing the frick out of them.
This is just sickening.
People vote for this shite.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:05 pm to Chimlim
I hate California, and yes they will complain, I am in this place everyday and most people here are clueless, they will all say:
"why is gas so expensive now?"
"why is gas so expensive now?"
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:08 pm to ninthward
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"why is gas so expensive now?"
Haliburton.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:10 pm to ninthward
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"why is gas so expensive now?"
Koch Brothers...
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:11 pm to Chimlim
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People vote for this shite.
The logic:
Californians want to drive less...but not enough to actually drive less on their own...instead they must tax themselves which will force less driving.
This is manipulation at its finest.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:18 pm to wickowick
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By raising the price, officials hope to reduce the number of miles driven as consumers are forced to consider options.
They will.
As in trucking companies leaving and other business that can make more profit elsewhere.
Lean forward Cali!
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:27 pm to wickowick
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Environmental activists downplay the cost, but hail the impact.
Sounds like the minimum wage increase argument.
And obligatory
@ California
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:28 pm to wickowick
i had a coworker that just recently moved out there to take up a gay lover.
he literally left after 3 weeks after seeing his taxes and how wacked out people were out there.
just said "never mind." and moved back overnight.
he literally left after 3 weeks after seeing his taxes and how wacked out people were out there.
just said "never mind." and moved back overnight.
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:29 pm to 3nOut
Is he straight now too?
Posted on 8/28/14 at 1:31 pm to ninthward
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I hate California, and yes they will complain, I am in this place everyday and most people here are clueless, they will all say:
"why is gas so expensive now?"
It's all by design
These same legislators and politicians who passed this gas tax increase are the same ones who will be running campaign ads against "The Evil Big Oil Industry" in a few months blaming them for the higher gas prices
Too bad most voters are morons who don't see right through it and will fall for it
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