CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield July 7, 2024
a gas station in l.a. paul, how are people reacting to these very high gas prices in california? >> reporter: they're reacting with shock and they're in agony. if you look behind me, this gas station is considered a discount at $6.09 a gallon. as you articulated, here in california the average now, $6.42. what drives all of this, california has an extremely high gas tax at 51 cents per gallon. these taxes used to improve roads and infrastructure and whatnot. for these vendors we're talking to today, they're absolutely getting jackhammered by these prices. a family rental business, pa...
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