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State
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State Gas Tax In Cents Per Gallon
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State Diesel Tax in Cents Per Gallon
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Notes On Additional Tax Burdens
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Alabama
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18
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19
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Cities and Counties can impose an additional 5cpg, so
the total may vary. An additional 1 cent per gallon UST/AST Trust Fund
Environmental Transport Fee is levied at the wholesale level
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Alaska
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8
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8
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A tax on marine fuel is 5 cents per gallon; aviation
gas is 4.7 cents
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Arizona
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18
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18
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There is an additional 1 cent per gallon UST tax. Use
class vehicles pay an additional 8 cents per gallon.
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Arkansas
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21.5
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22.5
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An additional .2 cents per gallon environmental
assurance fee is assessed for underground storage tank fund. Its interesting
that the home state of Bill Clinton, friend of the common man has one of the
highest gasoline tax burdens in the country, severely impacting low and
middle income families.
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California
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18
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18
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Plus, a 6 percent state sales tax, a 1.25 percent
county tax and additional local sales taxes. There also is a 1.2 cents per
gallon state UST fee. Truly an oppressive burden.
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Colorado
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22
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20.5
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At least they don't tack sales tax on top of that madness.
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Connecticut
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25
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26
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There is an additional 5 percent gross earnings tax at the
wholesale level.
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Delaware
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23
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22
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D.C.
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20
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20
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Florida
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14.5
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27.2
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Just to confuse things, Florida has a variable tax
rate. The statewide tax is 14.5 cents, which represents 10.5 cents per gallon
sales tax, plus a 4 cents per gallon excise tax. The rates change annually
based on the consumer price index. (This is designed so that the average consumer
never, ever gets ahead.).
This rate also does not include the additional minimum 9.9
to 17.8 cents per gallon in local taxes (average of 14.6 cents).
There is also an additional 2.2 cents per gallon tax for
environmental inspection, a .125 cents per gallon for weights and measures
inspection fees, and 87 cents per barrel for various environmental interests.
If you live in Florida, your overall tax is can be as
high as 52.98 cents per gallon.
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Georgia
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7.5
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7.5
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There is also an additional 4 percent sales tax on the
total.
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Hawaii
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16
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16
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Plus an additional 4 percent state sales tax, various
county taxes and a .12 cents per gallon environmental response tax
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Idaho
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25
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25
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Illinois
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19
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21.5
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Add to this a 6.25 percent sales tax, a .3% tax for the
underground storage tank fund, plus various local sales and gasoline taxes. Illinois has one of the most oppressive burdens in the country. Don't be poor or middle income
in Illinois.
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Indiana
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18
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16
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Indiana also adds a 6 percent sales tax and a .008 per gallon
inspection fee. Diesel also has an 11 cents per gallon surcharge, which is
paid quarterly on a self-reporting basis (who would do this honestly?)
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Iowa
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20
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22.5
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In addition, Iowa adds a 1 cent per gallon UST fee. The
tax on ethanol-blended gasoline is 19 cents per gallon (not much of an
incentive there).
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Kansas
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24
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26
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There's also an additional 1 cent per gallon
environmental fee.
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Kentucky
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15
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12
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The tax here is actually variable based on 9% of the
average wholesale price of gasoline with a minimum of 10 cents per gallon. So
at these prices, the state of Kentucky is gouging its citizens.
But that's not enough for Kentucky's tax happy
legislators. There's also a 5 cents per gallon supplemental highway user tax,
and a 1.4 cents per gallon underground storage tax fee.
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Louisiana
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20
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20
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Maine
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25.2
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26.3
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In addition, Maine levies an 0.7 cents per gallon tax
for the Coastal and Inland and Water fund, 1.38 cents for the Groundwater
Fund, and 40 cents per gallon/10,000 gallons for Petroleum Market Share Act
Plus for Diesel.
Worse, Maine indexes its gasoline tax, so it goes up on
a regular basis without the taxpayers having a chance to react.
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Maryland
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23.5
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24.25
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Massachusetts
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23.5
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23.5
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Add to this a 2.5 cents per gallon Underground Storage
Tank fund tax.
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Michigan
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19
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15
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Plus an additional 6% sales tax.
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Minnesota
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20
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20
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There's also an additional 2 cents per gallon
Underground Storage Tank cleanup fee at the wholesale level (that's so
consumers never realize how much is being taken in taxes).
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Mississippi
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18
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18
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An Environmental Protection Fee adds an additional 0.4
cents per gallon. Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties add an additional 3
cents per gallon to support their seawalls.
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Missouri
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17
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17
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Montana
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27.75
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28.5
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Nebraska
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25.4
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25.4
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Nebraska is another state with a tricky variable tax.
The tax has a base of 12.5 cents, plus a variable rate which was 12.9 cents
at last check.
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Nevada
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23
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27
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Counties can also impose up to an additional 10 cents
per gallon tax.
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New Hampshire
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18
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18
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Add to this an additional .1 cents per gallon for oil
pollution control, 1.5 cents per gallon for the Underground Storage Tank
fund, 1 cent per gallon for AST and bulk storage fund.
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New Jersey
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14.5
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17.5
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New Mexico
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17
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18
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Plus an additional 1 cent per gallon "loading fee"
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New York
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31.9
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28.9
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County sales taxes can add an additional 7.9 cents per
gallon from sales taxes.
New Yorkers should be up in arms over these
confiscatory taxes.
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North Carolina
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26.6
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26.6
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There also is a 0.25 cents per gallon inspection tax.
North Carolina has a flat 17.5 cents per gallon flat
rate, plus a variable rate based on 7% of the average wholesale price.
At those rates, North Carolina's legislature is raking
it in at a rate far higher than Exxon could ever dream.
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North Dakota
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21
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21
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Ohio
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26
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26
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What’s with these Midwest states and their high tax
burdens?
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Oklahoma
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16
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13
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There is also an additional 1 cent per gallon
underground storage tank fee.
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Oregon
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24
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24
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Pennsylvania
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31.1
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35.1
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Thirty five cents a gallon ought to be enough, but Pennsylvania also adds a 1.1 cent per gallon fee on gasoline going into underground
storage tanks.
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Rhode Island
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30
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30
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There also is a 1 cent per gallon environmental
protection regulatory fee.
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South Carolina
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16
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16
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Add to this a .25 cents per gallon inspection fee and a
.5 cents per gallon environmental fee.
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South Dakota
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22
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22
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There is an additional 2 cents per gallon throughput
tax on distributors. The tax is no doubt passed on to consumers by those same
distributors, so it is a hidden tax on consumers
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Tennessee
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20
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18
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Add to this a 1 cent per gallon "special petroleum tax"
and a .4 cents per gallon environmental assurance fee.
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Texas
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20
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20
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Utah
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24.5
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24.5
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Vermont
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20
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26
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Virginia
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17.5
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16
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There also is a 0.6 cents per gallon petroleum storage
tank fee and a 2 percent sales tax for localities in the Northern Virginia
Transportation District
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Washington
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28
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28
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West Virginia
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20.5
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20.5
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Add to this a 5 percent variable wholesale tax based on
the statewide average. West Virginia's government coffers no doubt are
overflowing at present gas prices.
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Wisconsin
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32.1
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32.1
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Worse, this is a variable rate which is calculated by
multiplying the current rate by an inflation index. So the tax keeps going up
with no input from the taxpayers.
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Wyoming
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14
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14
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