Willing To Pay More For Gas By Not Buying Russian Oil?

Included in the Australian price is an excise charged by the federal government and a GST (goods and services tax) of 10% which goes to the states. This is collected by the feds and allocated to the states according to a sharing agreement. GST replaces separate sales taxes that the states used to levy in earlier years.
 

Murrmurr said:
We're paying just under $6 here. It varies, though. In California, on my way home from San Fransisco yesterday I paid $5.99/gallon. Before I left Sacramento same day I paid $5.59/gallon. One grandson lives in a small town in central Texas and another lives in west Kansas. They're both paying around $4.50/gal right now.

Californians pay a gas-tax.
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Is that for carbon emissions?

Gas prices here rose another 10 cents per gal in 48 hours. We're inching up to $5. per gal. I saw almost NO one on the road today. Speed limits have increased on the highways and even on our exit ramps which shocked me at first. So I just drive very fast now. I am seeing a lot of law breakers, people running red lights, but I guess that is to be expected. I saw a neighbor receiving groceries by delivery. I guess she can't afford to or won't drive because of the high cost. That is so sad. Our weather is finally becoming springlike and people want to. get out and enjoy it
 
chic said:
Is that for carbon emissions?

Gas prices here rose another 10 cents per gal in 48 hours. We're inching up to $5. per gal. I saw almost NO one on the road today. Speed limits have increased on the highways and even on our exit ramps which shocked me at first. So I just drive very fast now. I am seeing a lot of law breakers, people running red lights, but I guess that is to be expected. I saw a neighbor receiving groceries by delivery. I guess she can't afford to or won't drive because of the high cost. That is so sad. Our weather is finally becoming springlike and people want to. get out and enjoy it
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It's actually a twin-tax, literally doubled about 8 or 10 years ago. Part is for roads and the new part for air pollution....so they say.
 

Who knows where the gas comes from? Seriously, does somebody know? Gas pumps here don't have labels specifying a main source or saying "Imported from..."

I've never felt particularly willing to pay more for fuel, but if I gotta use my car, I pay whatever they charge.
 
Warrigal said:
I just did the calculation converting $A to $US and litres to gallons and it seems we are paying about $6.50 per gallon for E10 petrol. If Americans are paying $4/gal you are very lucky.
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Here in B.C. we are paying about $7.50 per gallon, and it keeps going up. As long as we are not taking any Russian gas we will pay what ever we need to. Our town is small, so we don't use a lot of gas anyway, at least not until yard sale season.
 
chic said:
Is that for carbon emissions?

Gas prices here rose another 10 cents per gal in 48 hours. We're inching up to $5. per gal. I saw almost NO one on the road today. Speed limits have increased on the highways and even on our exit ramps which shocked me at first. So I just drive very fast now. I am seeing a lot of law breakers, people running red lights, but I guess that is to be expected. I saw a neighbor receiving groceries by delivery. I guess she can't afford to or won't drive because of the high cost. That is so sad. Our weather is finally becoming springlike and people want to. get out and enjoy it
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You must live in a rural area. I have seen no change in traffic. This morning I left for the gym before 9:00. I wanted to get my workout done before the forecasted bad weather hit. I live very close to 3 schools (elementary, middle and high). There's been no change in the density of cars in the parking lots.

On the way, I passed a McDonalds with cars lined up for Drive Thru service (think Egg McMuffins). It's always that way. Going about another half a mile is an IHOP and the parking lot was also busy. I guess people see no need to cut back on fluffy pancakes, scramble eggs and sausage. No need to worry about gas prices when prepared food taste so good.:cool:

ETA: On the day that Biden announced the gas ban, at Costco the lines to the pumps were like 12 deep. But on the way home passing regular gas stations nothing seemed out of the ordinary. One or two drivers pumping. No panic. I guess Costco members wanted to save 25 cents a gallon before the price went up.
 
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What would really be nice, is if the oil companies used a little of the $174 billion in profits they made last year (top 12) to ease the impact on us, the people who support them. Not only by purchasing their product, but by actually subsidizing them as taxpayers. Instead they just gouge a little harder. Why? Because the can. They bought their legislators fair and square.
 
Gaer said:
To help the people of Ukraine, we have no choice.
I feel stop buying oil from Russia.
All proceeds fund the Russia war.
Stop buying merchandise from China.
Open ANWAR (offshore drilling) and the keystone Xl pipeline.
The WORLD must do whatever we can to help the Ukraine people!
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I agree completely! Well said.
 
Geezer Garage said:
What would really be nice, is if the oil companies used a little of the $174 billion in profits they made last year (top 12) to ease the impact on us, the people who support them. Not only by purchasing their product, but by actually subsidizing them as taxpayers. Instead they just gouge a little harder. Why? Because the can. They bought their legislators fair and square.
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true, but NEVER happen. Didn't Exxon have a one TRILLION dollar deal with Putin going? As if they care a single jot about anything, but money.

You know, companies can make incredible amounts of money and still be honorable corporate citizens.


By the time he was 45, Ben Franklin had become today's equivalent of a millionaire. He decided that he made enough money and consciously decided to devote the rest of his life to public service. He can't be the only person who also has those kinds of feelings. Somehow we have to put our humanity back into the business world. Endless, mindless greed simply can't be the only way we do business.

If we could only just stop, pause, think and try to cooperate a bit and not just be caught in this vicious rat race of competition.

Hopefully this war will draw to a close soon and a bunch of people will be spared crying their eyes out at funerals. I saw a mother clutching her baby, that she saved from a bombed building and she was just screaming and crying. It was horrific.

Why can't people just stop? Just try to stop?
 
Nosy Bee-54 said:
You must live in a rural area. I have seen no change in traffic. This morning I left for the gym before 9:00. I wanted to get my workout done before the forecasted bad weather hit. I live very close to 3 schools (elementary, middle and high). There's been no change in the density of cars in the parking lots.

On the way, I passed a McDonalds with cars lined up for Drive Thru service (think Egg McMuffins). It's always that way. Going about another half a mile is an IHOP and the parking lot was also busy. I guess people see no need to cut back on fluffy pancakes, scramble eggs and sausage. No need to worry about gas prices when prepared food taste so good.:cool:

ETA: On the day that Biden announced the gas ban, at Costco the lines to the pumps were like 12 deep. But on the way home passing regular gas stations nothing seemed out of the ordinary. One or two drivers pumping. No panic. I guess Costco members wanted to save 25 cents a gallon before the price went up.
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No. I live in suburbia and everyone is complaining about the very high cost of gas. All the roads including highways are far more empty. There are people parked at businesses but probably for work. Or medical appointments?

The roads here are as almost as empty as they were in the early days of the pandemic. I'm not panicking. I'm working extra now to afford the gas cuz I'm not sacrificing any more of my life. I just drive faster now and get where I'm going more quickly. With higher speed limits, I'm able to do that.
 
RadishRose said:
Driving fast wastes gas. You get better mileage at 55 than at 60 and above.

We need to carpool! Even just 2 neighbors going for groceries in the same car.

Home delivery costs will rise as gas prices rise.
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I've heard that about driving slower saving gas, but so far flying down the highway is helping me because a 20 min. trip takes 5 mins so I don't need to buy gas so frequently. I will watch and see how this goes. :unsure:
 
Geezer Garage said:
What would really be npce, is if the oil companies used a little of the $174 billion in profits they made last year (top 12) to ease the impact on us, the people who support them. Not only by purchasing their product, but by actually subsidizing them as taxpayers. Instead they just gouge a little harder. Why? Because the can. They bought their legislators fair and square.
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What do you think they do with billions in profit? Some back to owners in form of dividends, some for future investments/expansion, and some in bonus, and some saved for future downturns. Some of the profits could of come from the global market. Not all made from American consumers. Probably the biggest issue I have is top management bonuses and pay compared to the workers.
 
I understand how business works,and I agree with you on management compensation, but the big oil company's have needed to be broken up for years. They get a slap on the wrist occasionally for price fixing, and such, but as long as our representatives are standing there with their hands out, we the public will continue to get screwed.
 
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