Super fucking weird that you had this meme at the ready…
That's "Fed tax", not State taxes.
ever stopped and added it all up as you were gassing up?
Gas costs about .50 cents a gal on a "normal day".
All the rest you are paying are TAXES and FEES.
California (central valley) , right now….$6.69 per gal Reg.
$7.49 Diesel.
That is not LA prices which have hit near $9.00 gal for Reg.