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California lawmakers OK potential fines for high gas prices



California lawmakers on Monday approved the nation’s first penalty for price gouging at the pump, voting to give regulators the power to punish oil companies for profiting from the type of gas price spikes that plagued the nation’s most populous state last summer.

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13 Comments

  1. they'll just pay the fine and raise the prices to cover the fine. maybe they should lower the gas tax instead or do a gas tax holiday.

  2. That is so the corrupt Democrats can pocket the money, more from the failed Democrat controlled Charcoal State of California, you got what you voted for!

  3. can you layer of government, fuck that. Finally sounds like something I can get behind for Newsom. These gas prices are outrageous!!! And even if the companies want to be assholes at 1st, it will give our government the knowledge to protect our pockets in the long run! All for this

  4. These same lawmakers that pass gas taxes and force gas companies to make "special blends" that are not required in the other 49 states, the same lawmakers that restrict drilling for oil thereby cutting production, which in turn raises gas prices….and the idi0ts have the b@lls to question why gas prices are so high in California….but hey, we get what we vote for

  5. Yeah cause it's their fault. Gavin buddy even if you switch to electric cars in 10yrs the grid can't support it. 2nd Calf is gonna get screwed over this but wait for my popcorn so I can watch ! 3rd people are more missed about pharmaceutical prices than they are gas. Gas prices is a biden issue cause it was cheap under Trump and will be again when Trump returns . ✌️

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