New Yorkers Pay 49 Cents Per Gallon Of Gas...In Taxes

Add one part local tax (31.9 cents) plus one part federal tax (18.4 cents) mix and add 20 million people you get a combined gasoline tax of 49 cents. Why is it that a state with one of the most sophisticated public transportation systems has a 49 cents per gallon gas tax? Why isn't gasoline taxed like most other commodities? You hear the stories of price gouging by local gas stations, you hear ad nauseam about the record profits that oil companies earn and you hear about how George W. Bush is fighting the war in Iraq for oil by people who don't support him. Where are the stories about tax gouging with gasoline prices? If you live in Wisconsin and are happy paying 48 cents per gallon of gasoline in taxes, more power to you. It is one of the many reasons I don't plan on moving there...that and Brett Farve.

THIS CHART SHOWS HOW MUCH YOU PAY IN GAS TAXES---LINK