If you fill a 15 gallon gas tank, the oil companies make between $1.05 and $1.50 in profits. However, in NY, the federal, state and county taxes collected average $8.70!!!! That's based on federal tax of $0.18 and state and local taxes averaging $0.40. So, who is doing the reaming here???
Are the local governments reporting record profits of over $40 billion this year??
