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PD Moderator	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 10:24:36 AM Ignore PD Report Abuse It's been well talked about in the media lately that gasoline prices in California have skyrocketed. I've heard multiple times that California is leading the nation higher, something that would suggest that California is seeing the largest increases of any area. Perhaps its because I'm an obnoxious fact-checker that I had to look into this, and was indeed expecting California to take the cake- but what I found was astonishing. California wasn't even near the top- the list was dominated by virtually dozens of cities that aren't even close to California. So who's motorists win the title of the biggest gas price increases in the last 5 weeks? Gary, Indiana, where prices have risen on average a whopping 76c/gal.... Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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It's been well talked about in the media lately that gasoline prices in California have skyrocketed. I've heard multiple times that California is leading the nation higher, something that would suggest that California is seeing the largest increases of any area.

Perhaps its because I'm an obnoxious fact-checker that I had to look into this, and was indeed expecting California to take the cake- but what I found was astonishing.

California wasn't even near the top- the list was dominated by virtually dozens of cities that aren't even close to California. So who's motorists win the title of the biggest gas price increases in the last 5 weeks?

Gary, Indiana, where prices have risen on average a whopping 76c/gal....

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albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,337 Points:1,478,085 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 8:04:37 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse not nice
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,359 Points:750,755 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2012 1:29:34 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse People are always blaming California wrongly.
myjones09 Rookie Author Kalamazoo Posts:34 Points:3,350 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 9:33:04 PM Ignore myjones09 Report Abuse I thought California would be ahead. That's surprising
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,097 Points:2,170,075 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 8:52:08 PM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse ok
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,097 Points:2,170,075 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 8:52:06 PM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse ok
123cowboy Champion Author Maine Posts:1,833 Points:403,570 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 6:59:24 AM Ignore 123cowboy Report Abuse I'm not sure anyone wants that title...
BJWI Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,394 Points:733,400 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2012 11:57:37 PM Ignore BJWI Report Abuse Gas prices in Milwaukee average $4.20 a gallon, and increased $0.20 in just one week.
BRENDAMT88 Rookie Author Arkansas Posts:1 Points:5,970 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2012 5:30:31 PM Ignore BRENDAMT88 Report Abuse That's interesting but oddly enough i find most northern states generally have higher prices gas than the southern states... excluding the major cities (such as the capitals).
GasFreeLeaf Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,242 Points:474,275 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Mar 23, 2012 2:11:18 AM Ignore GasFreeLeaf Report Abuse ok
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:8,517 Points:1,367,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 10:15:48 PM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse It's just natural to assume ...
niftytrader Veteran Author California Posts:318 Points:91,825 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 4:50:13 PM Ignore niftytrader Report Abuse wow
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,986 Points:595,785 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 12:21:41 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
FunMyster All-Star Author Indiana Posts:907 Points:73,215 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 11:14:48 AM Ignore FunMyster Report Abuse Notice how that top group are all in the Midwest.
danmc87 Sophomore Author North Carolina Posts:112 Points:561,505 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 7:27:30 AM Ignore danmc87 Report Abuse "who's motorists"????
cssco Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,311 Points:1,748,605 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 7:16:26 AM Ignore cssco Report Abuse California's prior record puts them in the drivers-seat by default.
feistyfella All-Star Author Georgia Posts:875 Points:191,420 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 6:34:28 AM Ignore feistyfella Report Abuse Wow.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:32,936 Points:2,342,585 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 2:14:14 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse It does Not matter what city it is, The price of fuel at the pump is too high! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost, if possible. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
runinoutagas Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:10,482 Points:1,615,435 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 1:40:14 AM Ignore runinoutagas Report Abuse Yeah … When the prices are already nearly infinite, they can go up quote a lot and it's not all that big a percentage. Stratospheric — Ionospheric — Outer Space —— Can't breathe without supplemental oxygen in any of those places.
firefly09 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,488 Points:714,770 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 12:09:03 AM Ignore firefly09 Report Abuse My question is.....After the raise....is it more than San Diego County in California and Hollywood?
Ron77095 Champion Author Houston Posts:3,045 Points:599,650 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 12:02:43 AM Ignore Ron77095 Report Abuse Wow.
Colts13 Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,561 Points:546,035 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2012 12:01:37 AM Ignore Colts13 Report Abuse Ok.
seeyardee Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,086 Points:1,802,555 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:53:26 PM Ignore seeyardee Report Abuse Why is this blog article seem like it's written by someone who's really mad?
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,812 Points:1,428,800 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:53:21 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Steven Chu, Obama's partner in economic crime wants you to keep paying thru the nose...
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,213 Points:815,615 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:52:05 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse this is oone title that no one even wants to come close to
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,743 Points:2,463,660 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:52:00 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Too bad California.
defiancegasman Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,080 Points:1,323,260 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:49:53 PM Ignore defiancegasman Report Abuse I want to see who has the TITLE OF BIGGERT DROP in GAS PRICES!!
frostyWV Champion Author West Virginia Posts:2,339 Points:519,235 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:49:02 PM Ignore frostyWV Report Abuse i don't think they actually want that title.
TBONE3 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:8,736 Points:1,974,700 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:46:25 PM Ignore TBONE3 Report Abuse Sorry Cali, ya win some, ya loose some!
tspaldi Champion Author Provo Posts:6,014 Points:933,765 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:45:59 PM Ignore tspaldi Report Abuse Lucky me... I live in one of the cities listed in the artical.
krista0511 Sophomore Author San Diego Posts:121 Points:109,810 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:45:43 PM Ignore krista0511 Report Abuse I'm happy I don't have to pay their prices, however ours are high enough already!
Double_Golden Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,550 Points:602,685 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:45:09 PM Ignore Double_Golden Report Abuse but we still paid the highest price per gallon
otherdave Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,378 Points:1,266,235 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:44:21 PM Ignore otherdave Report Abuse But we'll follow Cali swirling down the bowl. FLUSH!
BobD2009 Champion Author Long Island Posts:6,974 Points:1,236,860 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:44:04 PM Ignore BobD2009 Report Abuse Prices are very high here in NY also.
MDTDriver Champion Author California Posts:9,714 Points:2,152,695 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:43:49 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse Droped to $4.23 from $4.29 this week in Temcula,Ca. at Costco.
LostToo Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,392 Points:975,315 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:42:55 PM Ignore LostToo Report Abuse California always wants to be the best or worst at everything. Glad you showed them up mate. Good work. And pi$$ on California.
2bigtanks All-Star Author Akron Posts:772 Points:371,610 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:41:10 PM Ignore 2bigtanks Report Abuse OK
Scoutca All-Star Author Orange County Posts:525 Points:1,584,560 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:40:08 PM Ignore Scoutca Report Abuse Shouldn't be something to be proud of --- Who has the highest gas Prices??? It's too high everywhere thanks to our speculators and the government wanting them high for some unknown reason. Not what the Decomcrats said 10 years ago before OBAMA took the oval office?!?! Oh Well????
cmsense Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,358 Points:165,345 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:36:29 PM Ignore cmsense Report Abuse Should educate America how far away we have drifted from critical journalism, all we have now is sensationalism.
Buddy2264 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,639 Points:2,357,045 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:35:27 PM Ignore Buddy2264 Report Abuse No more oil subsidies.
HYEgasCA Champion Author Fresno Posts:2,111 Points:908,250 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:33:33 PM Ignore HYEgasCA Report Abuse All together federal, state and state sales tax we pay $0.62 a gallon. Thats more than the oil companies make.
eppylover Sophomore Author Grand Rapids Posts:231 Points:38,180 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:33:14 PM Ignore eppylover Report Abuse Does it really matter which state is highest? Is this some kind of a contest or what? Jeeesh.
HYEgasCA Champion Author Fresno Posts:2,111 Points:908,250 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:31:46 PM Ignore HYEgasCA Report Abuse When you hear us crying here in CA don't feel sorry for us. Its our own fault that everything is more expensive, when compared to other states. One more thing, when you here us needing Obama to bail us out, SAY NO!!
VetteBlue Champion Author San Jose Posts:8,023 Points:1,612,720 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:31:13 PM Ignore VetteBlue Report Abuse It's still too high in California.
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,405 Points:476,720 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:29:23 PM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse Betty White says come to California- we'll show you how to roll!
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,148 Points:669,710 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:29:14 PM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse Hummmmmm
LoneGuy Champion Author Lansing Posts:8,465 Points:2,315,070 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:27:59 PM Ignore LoneGuy Report Abuse Maybe because California is broke they can't go too high on gas prices and still have a market.
pastorpaulcg Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,615 Points:775,785 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:24:58 PM Ignore pastorpaulcg Report Abuse Okay
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,231 Points:2,252,070 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:21:33 PM Ignore 10k Report Abuse i thought we had 57 states ??..
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,458 Points:2,078,810 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:21:09 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse No Thank You...
jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,952 Points:678,140 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2012 11:20:19 PM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse You have 50 states fighting for the title here.