California Lawmakers Passes 400% Gas Tax Increase then Give Themselves FREE Gasoline and Cars!
Jerry Brown has signed a tax increase taking the price-based excise gas tax from $.10 a gallon to $.50 a gallon, but Brown and his ultra liberal legislature does not pay one cent for the gasoline that they use! They actually get free gas!They gave it to themselves in 2008, so the crazy gas tax they just passed does not effect them.Here are the details on the gas tax increase:Existing: The base excise tax is 18 cents a gallon. A price-based excise tax is currently set at 9.8 cents a gallon, for a total rate of 27.8 cents a gallon.Nov. 1, 2017: The base excise tax will increase to 30 cents a gallon.July 1, 2019: The price-based excise tax will reset to 17.3 cents a gallon, about half-a-cent more than the rate the Brown administration projects will be in effect by then anyway.The 47.3-cent combined excise tax in effect July 1, 2019 will be adjusted for inflation beginning July 1, 2020.California is unique in giving legislators free rein on transportation spending, according to the Nation…
