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britneyspearsatemyshorts said:
I hate to burst your bubble g-man but taxes dont really have alot to do with the price of gas. i live on the border of ohio/ky, and close to indiana, gas costs roughly the same withing 2 or 3 cents, ohios tax is 24 cents p gallaon,ky 16, indiana 18, why are pump prices the same? not taxes. the oil companies have found the ceiling they can charge and do, if it wasnt gouging i could get gas 8 cents cheaper a gallon in ky.

if you took away the federal tax thye would still find the ceiling people were willing to pay and charge that.



That's because you do live near a boarder and they're going to charge the market price. The nationwide average profit per gallon of gassoline is 9 cents. The federal tax per gallon is 50 cents. Also local stations decide thier own prices. The oil companies dont set prices for individual stations, so that doesnt rule out gouging on a case by case basis.

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