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Originally Posted by beady
I just returned from North Carolina. I was fuming all the way. When I left the mountains of NC the price was $3.15.
All along Route 26 through South Carloina the price at all the stations and big truck stops was either $2.97 or 2.99.
When I crossed into Georgia the price went back up to $3.15.
Hitting Florida the price was $ 3.27 until I got through Ocala and then it went down to $3.15.
That just doesn't make sense. We are being ripped off and no one is shouting. WHY !!!!!!
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I don't understand your issue. If it is the different prices in different states, that's easy. Taxes, primarily.
If it's different prices within a state, taxes play a small part but wholesale costs vary by region.
If it's that you consider gas prices too high in general, that's different. I don't think 3.25 a gallon is too high, but that's beside the point. Demand for crude oil and gasoline is steadily climbing worldwide while the supply is not increasing. Even if everyone in America were driving fewer miles or more efficient vehicles, it wouldn't impact world demand that much. Additionally, the dollar presently sucks. Consequently, our imports are much more expensive.