Originally Posted by
ths61
Illinois and Indiana's gas taxes are peanuts compared to the PRK. Last year when gas prices were dropping, the PRK added another 40 cent/gal tax to keep the prices up and those extra taxes don't go to road maintenance. The PRK will not allow gas produced from other states to be sold here which further keeps the prices high. Average price in LA is still over $3/gal with some places charging close to $4/gal.
The PRK has been pushing energy efficient vehicles, reported gas sales have lowered (probably because people can not afford the fuel) and they are claiming a deficit (well, stop wasteful spending on $100+ Billion trains to nowhere). To address the deficit, the PRK is considering taxing by the mile so they can doublely screw petroleum users and singly screw electric/hybrid users.