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Originally Posted by TTA850
Now what I find interesting is that even though NY charges 47.2cpg taxes on gas they collect nothing from me (and many other NY residents I know that live or travel near the border) because NJ only charges 14.5cpg on gas making it worth the detour after work to save a few bucks. If NY would cut its tax by 32.7cpg to match NJ, bringing the price difference down to around 10-15 cpg, they would actually increase gas tax revenue to NY state. I just find it funny that our elected officials cant figure out why raising taxes brings in less money lol
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Sure they would make more money from you.....but what about all the people that either don't bother to cross into NJ, or don't live anywhere near NJ - they are stuck paying the higher rate, and NY is making plenty of money from them.
- Justin