Originally Posted by
globecanvas
It's basically a gas tax that provides low-skill employment. Reasonable people may think that is either a good thing or a bad thing.
My mother in law, who moved nearby after living in NJ her whole life, had to learn how to pump her own gas at the age of 70. She was terrified of it.
my father found it very irritating to have to pump his own gas--especially when he noticed it was often more expensive than full-service in NJ.
i don't think he got the concept that distance to refineries was a factor in pricing.