Thread: USA Gasoline Prices ..... Did you ever notice ......

We're at about $2.17 NZD for a liter of 95/96 at the moment or about €1.33. And here was I thinking I was being ripped off! I think I'll go fill up the car! Lol

Maybe I'm at risk of showing my age. Talking about the "value" of a dollar. I remember paying $0.18 per gallon. Pack of Camel regular was $0.25. A brand new Colt's Government model 1911A-1 .caliber .45 was $135.00 USD full retail. Of course if you made $100.00 USD per week that was big money. Now a dollar is worth a dime in equivalent buying power. Colt gov model $1,499.00 at Cabella's.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Maybe I'm at risk of showing my age. Talking about the "value" of a dollar. I remember paying $0.18 per gallon. Pack of Camel regular was $0.25. A brand new Colt's Government model 1911A-1 .caliber .45 was $135.00 USD full retail. Of course if you made $100.00 USD per week that was big money. Now a dollar is worth a dime in equivalent buying power. Colt gov model $1,499.00 at Cabella's.

Ah the good old daze,even in the early 60s,bought thru the NRA,surplus,1911A-1s were 50 bux,Garands,55 bux,M1 carbines 40 bux,shipped to your door USPS.even here in Kalifornia

With all these quotes in the cost of gasoline how much of the price is due to taxes? The governments, world wide, make more more off the taxes than the companies that drill, refine, and distribute.


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Originally Posted by riooso

With all these quotes in the cost of gasoline how much of the price is due to taxes? The governments, world wide, make more more off the taxes than the companies that drill, refine, and distribute.


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IIRC an Exon exec testified in a congressional hearing that they end up with $0.06 per gallon of refined gasoline. They seem to be doing alright though.

Oh, and in answer to the tax question......over 50% of the price is taxes. I hate our government for that.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

IIRC an Exon exec testified in a congressional hearing that they end up with $0.06 per gallon of refined gasoline. They seem to be doing alright though.

Yes they do but considering that California alone makes 50 cents/gallon what does that tell you about how much money they take in? Some of the European countries get $2/gallon.



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