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Lol at the idea that electing Democrats will help with gas prices. Come to Cali and see how that works in practice.

• alx__ 5y ago
  Gas prices are higher in California due to multiple taxes being added to the base price
  • Brybry 5y ago
    Isn't California gasoline generally more expensive because it requires a more stringent formulation of gasoline and so only a handful of refineries produce that?[1][2] I imagine if the whole country used the California standard then gas prices in California would go down. I don't know how much it would go up in the rest of the country though. Really we should just ditch gas. The political drama from the last 50+ years over oil alone seems like a no-brainer for anything but gasoline, even if it costs more. [1] https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/gasoline/about https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/gasoline/about [2] https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article259190893.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article259190893.html
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• dillondoyle 5y ago
  Yes I know. That's why am I saying if it gets above $5 nationwide that's a symbolic number (despite gas still being cheaper per mile driven but whatever). I'm saying that could mean a decent chance of Dems subsidizing fuel temporarily, maybe similar to child tax credit mailed out to families under $50k monthly. I doubt would get R support unless they put into it vast deregulation as well. And with inflation might not even be a great idea. We're going to lose anyways unless something unexpected happens.