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Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

Silverado4x4

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I'm in north east Bakersfield. My ex step uncle is a commander with the sheriff dept. On the way to Fresno yesterday I stopped in Selma to check out the auto mall gas was $3.51

 

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Ex step uncle? Never heard that one before. :lol:

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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Step dad's brother. Mom has since divorced

 

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BlackZ71Silverado Senior Enthusiast

BlackZ71Silverado

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I'm in north east Bakersfield. My ex step uncle is a commander with the sheriff dept. On the way to Fresno yesterday I stopped in Selma to check out the auto mall gas was $3.51

 

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Gas here in PA is $3.56 for regular.......You guys should be happy yo uare not paying that much.

txab Senior Enthusiast

txab

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Taxes on gas here is like 10-20 cents per gallon. I dont remember the exact. its printed on the pumps

 

 

That's just the local tax. Total state tax including local, is about .41 cents per gallon. Federal tax is .18-.19 cents per gallon. So about .60 cents of every gallon goes to a Govt. entity. The .41 cents figure may actually be a bit higher

j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

j-ten-ner

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The Govt makes far more per gallon of fuel than the Oil Companies, and they actually do nothing to earn it....

 

 

So, why would they light something up? lol

 

so long

j-ten-ner

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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the pump says federal and state on it. ill have to go double check. i find that i read while i fill up

Wolfmanjohn Enthusiast

Wolfmanjohn

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Conspiracy theory time. This did happen before a presidential election, right? In a facility owned by a large oil corporation. What better way to beat the incumbent than to cause the price of a necessary commodity to spike in an already unsteady economy. Makes me wanna grab my balls and think.....

chakis24 Senior Enthusiast

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I think the profit margin is a little higher than 4% .

 

Copied from ABC news website.

 

"Chevron and Total wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports from oil companies on Friday, a stretch in which six of the major international oil companies topped $50 billion in combined profit for the first time.

Revenue rose significantly to $82.9 billion from $56.1 billion a year ago."

 

 

 

Thats an average of over 8 billion dollars per company for the second quarter this year.

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gas companies make 1-2 cents profit per gallon of gas sold. all their profit comes from the convenience stores.

and dont forget state and federal taxes. in connecticut there are two different state taxes- one flat and one variable- as the price per barrel of oil goes up the tax also goes up. at least 50 cents a gallon is directly from taxes.

BlackZ71Silverado Senior Enthusiast

BlackZ71Silverado

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Conspiracy theory time. This did happen before a presidential election, right? In a facility owned by a large oil corporation. What better way to beat the incumbent than to cause the price of a necessary commodity to spike in an already unsteady economy. Makes me wanna grab my balls and think.....

 

 

 

LOL..............I knew that would eventually come into play.

Prokopchuk_9 Senior Enthusiast

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3.89 LOL...all you guys are spoiled!!!! I say quit your whining!!! I've been paying in the $5/gallon range for years!!!! Spoiled brats...whining about 3.89 LOL...I haven't seen $1/litre in 5 or 6 years. Right now in my home town it's 1.41 for regular 87 and 1.50 for supreme 91.

 

3.89... Ahahahah

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