I’m always extremely thrilled when I get to pay a tax on a tax.
yeah tax on tax is really cool
almost as good as collecting tax for one purpose and spending for another
and found this
CALIFORNIA’S GAS TAX HISTORY
1923: State lawmakers institute first gas excise tax of 2 cents a gallon.
1927: Tax rises 1 cent a gallon to pay for new road construction.
1932: A 1-cent federal gas tax is created.
1947: State raises tax to 4.5 cents a gallon.
1971: State applies sales tax to fuel purchases, with money going into the general fund.
1983: Lawmakers boost excise tax to 9 cents a gallon; federal gas tax also raised from 4 cents to 9 cents.
1990: Federal gas tax rises to 14.1 cents.
1990-94: Voters support Proposition 111, which hikes excise tax to 14 cents a gallon, with automatic penny increases each year through 1994, to a total of 18 cents a gallon.
1993: Federal gas tax rises to 18.4 cents.
2002: Sales tax moves out of general fund into transportation.
2010: Sales tax on gasoline reduced, and excise tax set at 36 cents a gallon.
2013: Increase of 3.5 cents a gal