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Bruddah IZ
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California's Soaring Gas Taxes Aren't Even Going to the RoadsI like that excuse - shows original thought.
In case you missed the last 3 decades, there have been no price controls on the retail price of gasoline in California. They can charge whatever they like, subject, of course to market forces like the price being charged at stations sharing the street corner.
The last time the California gas tax increased was November 1, 2018, and the increase was about twice of today's. And - that change is invisible in this chart from gasbuddy.com --
California drivers experienced sticker shock at the gas pump on Nov. 1. The state’s gasoline tax rose by 12 cents per gallon that day, bringing the total to 39.8 cents. Along with the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents, Californians now pay 58.2 cents in excise taxes per gallon. Like all other states with sales taxes, California “taxes the tax” by applying the combined local and state sales tax, which ranges from 7.25 to 9.75 percent, on top of the gasoline tax.
The average price of regular unleaded gas is now $3.02 per gallon, meaning that federal and state taxes represent about 20 percent of the retail price. That’s considerably more than gas-station owners’ 2-cents-per-gallon gross profit.
It only gets worse: on July 1, 2019, the state tax will go up another 7.5 cents, bringing the combined state and federal excise tax to 65.7 cents per gallon.
https://fee.org/articles/californias-soaring-gas-taxes-arent-even-going-to-the-roads/
Bruddah IZ
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https://fee.org/articles/californias-soaring-gas-taxes-arent-even-going-to-the-roads/
California drivers experienced sticker shock at the gas pump on Nov. 1. The state’s gasoline tax rose by 12 cents per gallon that day, bringing the total to 39.8 cents. Along with the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents, Californians now pay 58.2 cents in excise taxes per gallon. Like all other states with sales taxes, California “taxes the tax” by applying the combined local and state sales tax, which ranges from 7.25 to 9.75 percent, on top of the gasoline tax.
The average price of regular unleaded gas is now $3.02 per gallon, meaning that federal and state taxes represent about 20 percent of the retail price. That’s considerably more than gas-station owners’ 2-cents-per-gallon gross profit.
It only gets worse: on July 1, 2019, the state tax will go up another 7.5 cents, bringing the combined state and federal excise tax to 65.7 cents per gallon.
California drivers experienced sticker shock at the gas pump on Nov. 1. The state’s gasoline tax rose by 12 cents per gallon that day, bringing the total to 39.8 cents. Along with the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents, Californians now pay 58.2 cents in excise taxes per gallon. Like all other states with sales taxes, California “taxes the tax” by applying the combined local and state sales tax, which ranges from 7.25 to 9.75 percent, on top of the gasoline tax.
The average price of regular unleaded gas is now $3.02 per gallon, meaning that federal and state taxes represent about 20 percent of the retail price. That’s considerably more than gas-station owners’ 2-cents-per-gallon gross profit.
It only gets worse: on July 1, 2019, the state tax will go up another 7.5 cents, bringing the combined state and federal excise tax to 65.7 cents per gallon.
There will be a revolt.
The only question is when.
The only question is when.
Bruddah IZ
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No. Heʻs not. You know he never reads what he links or claims to link, which he didnʻt. This time was no different. Classic Spolaism.
Bruddah IZ
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Youʻre talkinʻ taxes, heʻs talking price. Big difference. Only Pennsylvania and Washington have higher gas taxes
The "revolt" got voted down last November.
Bruddah IZ
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The blue stain
Do you think the CA gas tax revolt will team up with that “violent French Revolution” you discussed a little while ago?
I love being on here and seeing what the idiot nutbags really think.
It’s hard to believe but there really are millions of you ignoramuses...fortunately not many in CA.
Here comes the revolt!
Hüsker Dü
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White nationalist uprising eh. Straight out of the turner diaries eh. Who are you gonna kill, bomb, destroy, terrorize?
Sheriff Joe
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Every Fucking Time.
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California gas tax makes state’s gas $1 more per gallon than the national average
JOHN SEXTON Posted at 10:01 pm on July 01, 2019
A new gas tax went into effect in California today which helped make California’s gas cost $1 more per gallon than the national average. From CNBC:
California’s already-high gas prices jumped up again on July 1, with a new 5.6 cents per gallon gasoline tax hike.
The increase brings the average price per gallon in California for regular gasoline to a national high of $3.755 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association, more than a dollar a gallon more than the national average of $2.717 per gallon.
The hike takes California’s total statewide gas tax up to 47.3 cents per gallon, according to the state’s Department of Tax and Fee administration.
That doesn’t include local sales tax which is around 2% plus a federal gas tax of 18 cents. Also, those are the prices for regular gas. Premium costs an average of 25 cents more per gallon, making it just over $4 in California on average.
The new gas tax was put in place two years ago to raise $5.2 billion for road repairs in the state. Last year there was an attempt to repeal the tax but it didn’t pass.
I happen to have a friend who is leaving California for good this week. I spent part of the day Sunday visiting with him and saying goodbye. He sold his townhouse near the beach and will be moving to Florida where his new home is bigger, newer, and costs about 1/3 what his current home in CA just sold for.
My friend made a pitch that I should also consider leaving the state at some point. He pointed out that in addition to the more reasonable cost of real estate, Florida doesn’t have a state income tax. Also, the cost of electricity is substantially less than it is in California. That’s especially important for him because he owns an electric car. Just by moving he’ll wind up saving a considerable amount of money. He compared what is happening here to the old story about how to boil a frog, i.e. you keep turning the heat up slowly so the frog doesn’t jump out.
That’s pretty much what’s happening here in this one-party state. The cost of everything keeps going up but always a little at a time. Today it will be up 5.6 cents per gallon. Here’s an LA area news report on the increase:
Sheriff Joe
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Trump’s July 4th ‘Salute to America’ Will Feature ‘Supercharged’ Fireworks Show, Tanks, Flyovers
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KRISTINA WONG1 Jul 2019581
2:53
President Trump is helping plan what will be the nation’s biggest Fourth of July celebration in years, if not ever.
First, there will be a new event at the Lincoln Memorial that is specifically dedicated to honoring the United States armed forces called “Salute to America.”
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KRISTINA WONG1 Jul 2019581
2:53
President Trump is helping plan what will be the nation’s biggest Fourth of July celebration in years, if not ever.
First, there will be a new event at the Lincoln Memorial that is specifically dedicated to honoring the United States armed forces called “Salute to America.”
Hüsker Dü
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Salute to the supreme leader, all heil!Trump’s July 4th ‘Salute to America’ Will Feature ‘Supercharged’ Fireworks Show, Tanks, Flyovers
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
KRISTINA WONG1 Jul 2019581
2:53
President Trump is helping plan what will be the nation’s biggest Fourth of July celebration in years, if not ever.
First, there will be a new event at the Lincoln Memorial that is specifically dedicated to honoring the United States armed forces called “Salute to America.”
Sheriff Joe
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JULY 2, 2019
Trump as Alexander the Great
By Bill Schanefelt
It has been averred that “Throughout his military career, Alexander won every battle that he personally commanded.” Donald J. Trump, on the other hand, has made billions, lost and owed billions, made more billions, won the Presidency against overwhelming odds, and has and is battling Democrats, the Establishment, and foreign powers on multiple fronts, with wins and losses.
A Fox commentator on evaluating Trump's gambit of a possible meeting with Kim at the DMZ said something along the lines of: “It is the sign of a great leader that he is willing to risk a great loss in pursuit of a great gain.” Had it not panned out in the actual meeting it would have been an embarrassing loss for Trump. Fortunately for all, it did.
I am not an expert on Alexander, but I think it is safe to say that Alexander risked defeat in many of his battles en route to his conquest of much of what was then the “known world,” but he did win those battles and got far into the Subcontinent.
We'll eventually learn if Trump will cross his Indus, but, Lordy, Lordy, the ride/war is great fun to watch as it's passing!
To the point, history might well conclude that the DMZ Meeting was Trump's Gordian Knot moment. That is, as legend holds, Alexander sliced the knot with his sword in order to be the one who would be destined “to become ruler of all of Asia,” Trump's stepping into North Korea might portend his solving of the multitude of hitherto intractable foreign and domestic problems with which he is now dealing.
Illustration by H.A. Guerber
Might!
It was indeed a small step for a man, in Neil Armstrong's words, but we are yet a long way from learning if it was also a giant leap for mankind.
Trump has “has done” with process. He has put process behind him and is confronting the issues in his own way -- to hell with process (I'd love to use the expression I would use in Puerto Rico, but this is a family site).
Trump as Alexander the Great
By Bill Schanefelt
It has been averred that “Throughout his military career, Alexander won every battle that he personally commanded.” Donald J. Trump, on the other hand, has made billions, lost and owed billions, made more billions, won the Presidency against overwhelming odds, and has and is battling Democrats, the Establishment, and foreign powers on multiple fronts, with wins and losses.
A Fox commentator on evaluating Trump's gambit of a possible meeting with Kim at the DMZ said something along the lines of: “It is the sign of a great leader that he is willing to risk a great loss in pursuit of a great gain.” Had it not panned out in the actual meeting it would have been an embarrassing loss for Trump. Fortunately for all, it did.
I am not an expert on Alexander, but I think it is safe to say that Alexander risked defeat in many of his battles en route to his conquest of much of what was then the “known world,” but he did win those battles and got far into the Subcontinent.
We'll eventually learn if Trump will cross his Indus, but, Lordy, Lordy, the ride/war is great fun to watch as it's passing!
To the point, history might well conclude that the DMZ Meeting was Trump's Gordian Knot moment. That is, as legend holds, Alexander sliced the knot with his sword in order to be the one who would be destined “to become ruler of all of Asia,” Trump's stepping into North Korea might portend his solving of the multitude of hitherto intractable foreign and domestic problems with which he is now dealing.
Illustration by H.A. Guerber
Might!
It was indeed a small step for a man, in Neil Armstrong's words, but we are yet a long way from learning if it was also a giant leap for mankind.
Trump has “has done” with process. He has put process behind him and is confronting the issues in his own way -- to hell with process (I'd love to use the expression I would use in Puerto Rico, but this is a family site).
Sheriff Joe
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JULY 2, 2019
Why leftists have no sense of humor
By Benjamin Horvath
When asked by ABC reporter Sam Donaldson if he bore any responsibility for the fledgling economy, without missing a beat, President Ronald Regan quipped: "Yes, because for many years I was a Democrat." The room — full of skeptical, probably left-leaning journalists — erupted in laughter.
Reagan's wit was disarming and undoubtedly swayed many moderate voters to vote for him in 1980, and most definitely in 1984.
Similarly, President Trump has displayed a quick wit and penchant for viral one-liners. Trump's brash, East Coast demeanor comes off a bit coarser than President Reagan's Midwestern cheer, but the strategy is similar.
Contrarily, the modern Left has apparently lost its collective sense of humor. Sure, most comedians skew heavily left, but the humor is often made at the expense of conservative figures. Rather than laughs, late-night hosts today frequently seek adoration from the audience — a phenomenon Ben Shapiro has dubbed "clap-ter."
After all, what is there to laugh about in a world as racially, economically, and sexually polarized as modern-day America? Even though the planet will be uninhabitable in 12 years, according to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, there is far too much wrong with our broken society.
While watching the first round of Democratic debates, I was struck not by candidates' brilliance or relatability, but rather by the downright unlikability of most of them — Sen. Gillibrand, Mayor de Blasio, and Rep. Swalwell chief among them.
Instead of cheery optimism for America's future, viewers were bombarded with a string of lines decrying the intolerance, misogyny, and downright terribleness of American society. It was as if Howard Zinn had served as chief debate prep both nights.
Now, I'm not naïve. This country has its share of issues to confront, but the reality is that we have never had it better than we do today. Global poverty is dropping dramatically, people are living longer and healthier lives, and violence is decreasing around the world. Why, then, is the Democratic Party — and, more generally, the American Left — so angry?
Presidential candidate and former HUD secretary Julián Castro hypothesized that this is because men who call themselves women don't have access to abortion. I will let biology provide the obvious rebuttal to Mr. Castro's argument.
This deficiency will prove the Left's biggest vulnerability in 2020. There was a stark contrast between the energy and excitement of Pres. Trump's 2020 announcement and the streak of perpetual indignation on display as Democrats continue to campaign for the presidency.
This is why ostensibly juvenile nicknames are effectively deployed by Pres. Trump to label his political opponents. Voters gravitate to this humor, and the ability to crack a joke while running for president makes people feel better than Democrats' scorched Earth campaign decrying the injustices of the world.
The late Christopher Hitchens — hardly a stalwart conservative — summed up politics: "Whoever appears to be having the most fun is winning." I think it's abundantly clear which side is currently having more fun right now.
Why leftists have no sense of humor
By Benjamin Horvath
When asked by ABC reporter Sam Donaldson if he bore any responsibility for the fledgling economy, without missing a beat, President Ronald Regan quipped: "Yes, because for many years I was a Democrat." The room — full of skeptical, probably left-leaning journalists — erupted in laughter.
Reagan's wit was disarming and undoubtedly swayed many moderate voters to vote for him in 1980, and most definitely in 1984.
Similarly, President Trump has displayed a quick wit and penchant for viral one-liners. Trump's brash, East Coast demeanor comes off a bit coarser than President Reagan's Midwestern cheer, but the strategy is similar.
Contrarily, the modern Left has apparently lost its collective sense of humor. Sure, most comedians skew heavily left, but the humor is often made at the expense of conservative figures. Rather than laughs, late-night hosts today frequently seek adoration from the audience — a phenomenon Ben Shapiro has dubbed "clap-ter."
After all, what is there to laugh about in a world as racially, economically, and sexually polarized as modern-day America? Even though the planet will be uninhabitable in 12 years, according to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, there is far too much wrong with our broken society.
While watching the first round of Democratic debates, I was struck not by candidates' brilliance or relatability, but rather by the downright unlikability of most of them — Sen. Gillibrand, Mayor de Blasio, and Rep. Swalwell chief among them.
Instead of cheery optimism for America's future, viewers were bombarded with a string of lines decrying the intolerance, misogyny, and downright terribleness of American society. It was as if Howard Zinn had served as chief debate prep both nights.
Now, I'm not naïve. This country has its share of issues to confront, but the reality is that we have never had it better than we do today. Global poverty is dropping dramatically, people are living longer and healthier lives, and violence is decreasing around the world. Why, then, is the Democratic Party — and, more generally, the American Left — so angry?
Presidential candidate and former HUD secretary Julián Castro hypothesized that this is because men who call themselves women don't have access to abortion. I will let biology provide the obvious rebuttal to Mr. Castro's argument.
This deficiency will prove the Left's biggest vulnerability in 2020. There was a stark contrast between the energy and excitement of Pres. Trump's 2020 announcement and the streak of perpetual indignation on display as Democrats continue to campaign for the presidency.
This is why ostensibly juvenile nicknames are effectively deployed by Pres. Trump to label his political opponents. Voters gravitate to this humor, and the ability to crack a joke while running for president makes people feel better than Democrats' scorched Earth campaign decrying the injustices of the world.
The late Christopher Hitchens — hardly a stalwart conservative — summed up politics: "Whoever appears to be having the most fun is winning." I think it's abundantly clear which side is currently having more fun right now.
Sheriff Joe
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Now this is some funny shit.
The real question is, are the toilets clean?
I wonder if these illegal criminals are being treated better than our US citizens that are in prison?
#sendthemotherfuckersback
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AOC says migrants forced to drink toilet water after tense border visit
By Chris Perez
July 1, 2019 | 6:12pm | Updated
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims Border Patrol agents are forcing migrants to drink out of toilets and live under other extreme conditions — while the officers sit back and laugh.
“I see why CBP officers were being so physically &sexually threatening towards me,” the congresswoman tweeted Monday after leaving a US Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas.
“Officers were keeping women in cells w/ no water & had told them to drink out of the toilets,” she said. “This was them on their GOOD behavior in front of members of Congress.”
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The New York lawmaker was visiting a number of migrant detention centers scattered along the southern border on Monday with other congressional Democrats following reports of terrible conditions and repeated sexual assaults.
“Now I’ve seen the inside of these facilities,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “It’s not just the kids. It’s everyone. People drinking out of toilets, officers laughing in front of members Congress.”
She added, “I brought it up to their superiors. They said ‘officers are under stress & act out sometimes.’ No accountability.”
Ocasio-Cortez claimed that she “forced” herself into a cell with a group of female migrants and began speaking to them.
“One of them described their treatment at the hands of officers as ‘psychological warfare’ – waking them at odd hours for no reason, calling them wh*res, etc,” she said. “Tell me what about that is due to a ‘lack of funding?'”
The freshman legislator was planning to visit detention facilities in Clint — where the Trump administration “was denying children toothpaste and soap,” she said.
“This has been horrifying so far,” Ocasio–Cortez concluded. “It is hard to understate the enormity of the problem. We’re talking systemic cruelty w/ a dehumanizing culture that treats them like animals.”
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The real question is, are the toilets clean?
I wonder if these illegal criminals are being treated better than our US citizens that are in prison?
#sendthemotherfuckersback
#FAKENEWS
AOC says migrants forced to drink toilet water after tense border visit
By Chris Perez
July 1, 2019 | 6:12pm | Updated
Getty Images
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims Border Patrol agents are forcing migrants to drink out of toilets and live under other extreme conditions — while the officers sit back and laugh.
“I see why CBP officers were being so physically &sexually threatening towards me,” the congresswoman tweeted Monday after leaving a US Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas.
“Officers were keeping women in cells w/ no water & had told them to drink out of the toilets,” she said. “This was them on their GOOD behavior in front of members of Congress.”
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The New York lawmaker was visiting a number of migrant detention centers scattered along the southern border on Monday with other congressional Democrats following reports of terrible conditions and repeated sexual assaults.
“Now I’ve seen the inside of these facilities,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “It’s not just the kids. It’s everyone. People drinking out of toilets, officers laughing in front of members Congress.”
She added, “I brought it up to their superiors. They said ‘officers are under stress & act out sometimes.’ No accountability.”
Ocasio-Cortez claimed that she “forced” herself into a cell with a group of female migrants and began speaking to them.
“One of them described their treatment at the hands of officers as ‘psychological warfare’ – waking them at odd hours for no reason, calling them wh*res, etc,” she said. “Tell me what about that is due to a ‘lack of funding?'”
The freshman legislator was planning to visit detention facilities in Clint — where the Trump administration “was denying children toothpaste and soap,” she said.
“This has been horrifying so far,” Ocasio–Cortez concluded. “It is hard to understate the enormity of the problem. We’re talking systemic cruelty w/ a dehumanizing culture that treats them like animals.”
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Bruddah IZ
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You are the majority. Baaaaaa
Bruddah IZ
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Sounds like the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds Airshow that happens every year around the nation. Your tax dollars at work.