| ▲ | xp84 5 hours ago | |
Fun fact: I recently vacationed in Hawaii and couldn’t help but notice, despite groceries costing about 2x, gas there is a dollar cheaper than at home in California. California just can’t get enough tax money. | ||
| ▲ | verteu 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
The best comparison is probably "overall tax burden": https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/tax-burden-by-state... When you include all taxes (eg property tax), there's surprisingly little variation between states: For example, TX is 6th-lowest at 8.6% of income, while CA is 46th-lowest at 13.5% of income. Hawaii is 48th-lowest at 14.1% | ||
| ▲ | reducesuffering 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Not really a fact, more of a bad anecdote. Currently HI gas is just $0.17 cheaper than CA, and I see many CA gas stations at $5.09, just like HI. A decent chunk of that comes from strict CA low pollution refining, you know, to help you breath better... | ||