Not sure about the poster you were asking, but I know when we went to Wisconsin last weekend, gas jumped 30c as soon as we crossed the border.
Why is gas so much more expensive in Ames than
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Not sure about the poster you were asking, but I know when we went to Wisconsin last weekend, gas jumped 30c as soon as we crossed the border.
Yessir.
The thing that seems to upset the people here the most isn't so much the cost, but the constant promise that "these tax increases will improve road infrastructure". Fact is, PA has some of the highest gasoline taxes in the country and routinely some of the worst roads.
Anyways, I digress; don't want this to head to the cave.
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More expensive in Mtown than Des Moines also, always fill up before we head back to town. We even have competition between Casey's (at least 5) and Kwik Star (3), as well as a couple Git N Go's, HyVee and other gas stations.
I know this is off topic (in the "off topic thread"), but I just recalled that I had him as a teacher for one class in '98. On the very first day of class, he said, "If you are a good student, you would have already bought the textbook and read the first chapter," and he was not joking.
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You all complaining its expensive... just for fun...
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx
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Doesn't this have something to do with local taxes being different in various municipalities?
Im pretty sure gas is exempt from sales tax. Never the less, sales tax in Iowa is 6%, and municipalities have the option to raise it to 7%, so that would not account for the difference.
Because state DOT'S are quick to point out how they need money to maintain existing infrastructure, but when the dough rolls in, they end up spending it on shiny new roads to empty fields.
I'm exaggerating a bit, but as an engineer who has worked with DOT'S across the country, I see it too much waste.
The "cost" of gas is the same as Des Moines. They charge an average of .11 cents per gallon higher because they can. I have complained about this for years, but keep being told that it is what the market is. So I vote with my check book. I Never use a convenience store in Ames for anything unless it is an emergency. I would like to buy local , but don't like the idea that the ames merchants are taking advantage of the collage students.
Sometime around 2000 the difference was even more than that. IIRC gas in Ames was $1.09 and in Ankeny just off I-35 behind the Chevy dealership it was $0.75. Those were the days.
That explains a lot, Mtown not as bad as I thought compared to most places but we usually fill up in Bondurant where it looks to be cheapest.
OMG gas is more expensive in Ankeny than Ames according to that link! I'm never spending money in Ankeny again!!!!!!
FWIW - it's always more expensive in Iowa ****** than any of the other surrounding communities, including little bitty burgs with only one station/Caseys. Something about university towns, professors in sweaters with leather elbow patches, and lots of bicycles...
Seriously, isn't there some local road tax or environment tax that some cities add on to the price? I've always thought so, but now I'm wondering if that was just an urban legend.
If you want to complain about expensive gas then throw the state of Nebraska in the mix. Travel to Colorado pretty often and it's always 20-30 cents more per gallon in Nebraska than either Iowa or Colorado. As if I needed another reason to hate that state.
