They have even opposed this effort in the past. Allowing the government to cry that it needs the extra millions is not a defense for this gouging of the Californian taxpayer. The state government will only use the extra money to expand government bureaucracy and increase welfare benefits. This debate over eliminating the double-tax on taxpayers is a basic issue of fairness. The state government that spends our money needs to recognize the impact of this double-tax gas gouge on the consumers who pay it.
Sales taxes are regressive taxes.
The consumers least able to afford taxes spend the largest share of their income paying them. Additionally, consumers simply cannot stop buying gasoline. Californians need their cars to go to work, take their children to school, go to the doctor and go to the grocery store, among other vital aspects of everyday life. The dramatic rise in gasoline prices may be the fuel necessary to ignite the state Legislature into action to eliminate this double-tax gas gouge. We must pass Assembly Bill 1315 to lower the prices of gasoline for every Californian.