Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:21:02 -0500 From: "darkpoter" <darkpoternopsamail.com> Subject: Re: fuel prices
Vermont is very low also. matt "tom reingold" <trn244nopsamnline.net> wrote in message news:3E281D97.7020803nopsamnline.net... > On 1/16/2003 4:45 PM:Malcolm W. Mason wrote > > > >>NJ is fairly low. This week, it's about $1.439 in the name brand places > >>and about $1.299 in the off-brand places. > > > > I paid $1.29 this very afternoon. Is it transportation, special > > stte-required low pollutig fuel or are the oil companies screwing the > > midwest again?I wonder what Chicago or the rest of Illinois is like> > > > > Malcolm > > > > No, it's all because the excise taxes for NJ are lower than other > places. I believe the reason the taxes are low here is that the oil > companies have major facilities here, and the state wouldn't dare bite > the hand that feeds it. > > BTW, I noticed prices in DE, MD, and VA are pretty low, too, especially DE. > > -- > Tom Reingold > Noo Joizy >