This is when the gas tax comes back to bite, Some gas stations in Lakewood (Exxon Madison) are charging $3.10 per Gallon for credit. Other gas Stations in Lakewood are still in the $2.70 range (see Gas buddy) but prices are going up.
Gas prices in New Jersey and across the nation resumed their upward trend, due to Mideast tension and the approaching deadline to switch to more expensive summer-blend gasoline. The average price of a gallon of regular gas is $2.71, and was at $2.41 a gallon at this time last year.
Analysts say higher prices are expected as Memorial Day approaches along with the May 1 deadline to switch to summer-blend gasoline.
We can thank Chris Christie for making gas so expensive, thanks to the huge gas tax he agreed to add on to the cost.
ReplyDeleteI still don't understand why Christie agreed to this....
ReplyDeleteRegardless there are still politicians including some who represent us who we should call their offices and complain and let them know we are not forgetting what they did. Does anyone see improved roads that we were promised???@!
The vaad told us to vote for the gas tax increase and we will get rt 9 widened. Still waiting on that. ...
ReplyDeleteWhy did Christie allow this? Because he's a liberal who only cared about himself!
ReplyDeleteWhy is the Exxon on Madison so much more than other exxons?
ReplyDeleteIf everybody wpuld,stop using them until they come down on price ,then it would get cheaper .
DeleteThe gas tax was not wise. Even more idiotic, on the federal level, are the "summer blend" ethanol requirements that increase the cost of gasoline. Initially, this was done due to pressure from environmental groups. However, there is no evidence that ethanol is better for the environment, as there is pollution involved and creating ethanol is energy intensive. Ethanol is also not as efficient of a fuel, and is harder on the engine.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason this requirement still exists is because of the farm lobby. This is essentially a tax on the consumer to pay farmers (most of which are massive corporations). So the entire country has their fuel costs jacked up to benefit the few.
Just goes to show you that the government in D.C. is just as corrupt as the local government.
Cleaning ladies also went up in price
ReplyDeleteHow much did BMG tuition go up in the last 18 years? How much did the kollel check go up? Discuss
ReplyDeleteHow much do you donate to BMG that you feel you have the right to say deos. Second of all its the total dollar amount of kollel checks that's the issue ,not the amount of each check . I would assume that the total went up very much over the last 20 years .
DeleteGood point!!
Delete20 years,ago the kollel checks budget was between 1 and 2 million . Today it is between 12 and 15 million.
ReplyDeletelet other yeshivos and kolelim open no need to hog all the youngelit and than give them peanuts. Other kolelim in Monsey Brooklyn even in Lakewood are paying over Thousand a month or more.
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