Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:17:15 -0500 From: Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> Subject: Re: fuel prices
On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:13:27 -0500, tom reingold <trn244nopsamnline.net> wrote: >> I paid $1.29 this very afternoon. Is it transportation, special >> stte-required low pollutig fuel or are the oil companies screwing the >> midwest again?I wonder what Chicago or the rest of Illinois is like> It's not transportation, because gas cost more in CA on the coast than anywhere else. It comes into port there and lets not forget that they pump and refine in CA too. It's not the "low pollution" issue either since many states require that now, and they all have lower prices. And, it's not _all_ taxes, although CA does raise some money there. It's what the traffic will bear. Bob