ICYMI: California’s sky-high gas prices? Blame Sacramento Democrats, not “Big Oil.”

A new USC study confirms what Californians already know: our high gas prices are the result of deliberate policy choices. From Sacramento’s 60 cents per gallon gas tax to Cap-and-Trade and other expensive regulations, it’s obvious that Democrat policies are the main reason gas in California is $1.60 above the national average. 

Michael Mische, who authored the study with the USC Marshall School of Business, finds:

• “California’s high gas prices are the ‘result of directed policies and a litany of regulations, taxes, fees, and costs.’”

As KTLA reports:

“Mische and other experts refute Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claim that oil companies have been ‘gouging’ California drivers…”

“Democrats love to blame everyone but themselves. But the facts are clear—it’s their radical policies that are driving up the cost of living, especially at the pump,” said Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher.

Here’s the truth: the gas tax, far-left policies, and expensive regulations are jacking up costs on Californians – and now hardworking families are paying the price for Gavin Newsom’s political games.

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