Gasoline Prices to drop on Friday

Gasoline, diesel prices to drop 3% Friday

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Pemex fuel price in Houtston, TX

ROB Not sure if this link is appropriate or not but I thought it interesting to say the least. Won't be offended if you delete it.

Pemex fuel price in Houtston, TX

Consumers in two out of the three countries in North America have been getting royally screwed on gasoline prices since oil tanked. I'll give you a hint: the USA isn't one of them.

guess the screwed part depends on where you live. gas on gas buddy was .809 per litre this am in calgary and 1.05 in Courtenay bc. I always look at gas as a means of taxation which you can mitigate by driving less, taking public transport or driving alternative vehicles. I would rather pay it at the pump than on my income tax. Gas in San Diego is 2.69 per gallon at Costco this am. There are 3.785 litres in a gallon 2.69/3.785= thats about 71 cents per litre in US dollars which is about 1 dollar Canadian. California does tax more on gas than other states, but that will all change in time.

Not sure why you think that income tax has anything to do with the gas tax. It is not income which is what income tax is. In BC it is a complete rip off of all those who have little choice but to drive to and/or from work, probably so that they can pay income tax which by the way was supposed to have ended after the second world war. If anyone thinks that raising the price of gas in BC will stop people from driving then they are fooling themselves and just buying into the Liberal propaganda. For those of us who live close to the US border we will continue to go to the states to buy gas where we can save from $20 to $40 Cdn on a fill up and that includes the drive down.

Start building the pipeline Kristy

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Pemex fuel price in Houtston, TX

Consumers in two out of the three countries in North America have been getting royally screwed on gasoline prices since oil tanked. I'll give you a hint: the USA isn't one of them.

I for one do not think that cheap gasoline is a good thing. Especially considering the cost to the health of the planet, including its climate. Even though I'm not wealthy I don't mind paying more for gasoline at the pump. The high price of gasoline stimulates the search for cheaper more efficient fuel sources such as hydrogen or electricity. The low price only keeps Big Oil in dominance of our fuel supplies. Lots of folks pretend to care about the planet and talk the talk, but hardly anyone is willing to literally walk the walk. Here's your chance.

Tax is tax, they are gonna get it from somewhere. Most people don't drive to save on gas, as it really doesn't save that much for most. It seems those most outraged as yourself go buy it in Washington or ? Unfortunately that isn't really logic based, why the outrage if you are paying less.
To save 40$ per fill including your time and fuel used you would have to be filling a vehicle about 150 litres, which may also say something about the vehicle you drive. That wouldn't work for me as i spend less than 200 dollars per month on gas. the savings would only be 600 dollars per year before drive expenses and time expenses. So no, I am happy to pay these taxes, and am happy that it isn't taxed on income instead as it gives me a choice on how to avoid it, buying a fuel efficient car or like you shopping elsewhere.

You're right. I'm going to do my part by refusing that price reduction at the pumps today.

High prices, as social policy to encourage lower consumption, has its place. It certainly has worked in Canada, the UK and other countries with respect to cigarettes, for example.
Call me a cynic, but I doubt very much that high fossil fuel prices in Canada and Mexico have anything to do with social policy and everything to do with profiteering.

As an aside, with all these jurisdictions decriminalizing and/or legalizing marijuana possession and use, I wonder if progressive governments will tax the hell out of it, as social policy, to discourage consumption?
Or maybe, instead, they'll keep taxes low to encourage consumption, believing that a stoned population is easily-controlled.

Tax is tax, they are gonna get it from somewhere. Most people don't drive to save on gas, as it really doesn't save that much for most. It seems those most outraged as yourself go buy it in Washington or ? Unfortunately that isn't really logic based, why the outrage if you are paying less.
To save 40$ per fill including your time and fuel used you would have to be filling a vehicle about 150 litres, which may also say something about the vehicle you drive. That wouldn't work for me as i spend less than 200 dollars per month on gas. the savings would only be 600 dollars per year before drive expenses and time expenses. So no, I am happy to pay these taxes, and am happy that it isn't taxed on income instead as it gives me a choice on how to avoid it, buying a fuel efficient car or like you shopping elsewhere.

You da man!

I also keep my driving to a minimum, and I prefer to walk most places or take public mass transportation when available and safe. The high prices of gasoline kept R&D money flowing to find alternative fuels and better methods of transporting people and good. Low prices simply prolong the problem and will allow folks to be wasteful.

as a user of mary jane, i hope we legalize it, tax it, standardize the quality of it.