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Originally Posted by KillerK
Unless my math is wrong, it's $14.50 extra a month on gas.
1000/ 20 = 50 gallons of gas a month used.
50 * .29c more per gallon = $14.50
What you are missing is the poor persons cost of goods rise (Beer, Pepsi, Chips, Bread etc)
So he probably loses closer to $50 a month.
That means $50 less he can spend on adult dating.
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Your math is wrong.
From 18.3 cents to 29 cents is a 10.7 cent increase or $5.35 a month. The last time the federal gas tax was raised (1993) the tax constituted 17% of your total cost. Today that same gas tax is about 5% of the total cost. Not only that but the last time the tax was raised, gas prices actually dropped by roughly 10% within the first 3 months.
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