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Originally Posted by two_wheel_mayhem
Are you forgetting about state sales tax? It may be included in the price but it still gets paid.
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and local taxes. many places now use those to fund light rail and other things. a lot of people don't realize this, but the oil company actually makes less off a gallon of gas than anyone else. they make their huge profits off volume, and the hundreds of other products made from petroleum. If the oil companies were to swear off profits and operate as a charity, the price of a gallon of gas would go down about 10 cents or less.