Gas Price Check

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Sharlow's in Waddington, Regular, 2.99
Kunoco in Waddington, Regular, 3.02


I would like to note/question two things, as I am not sure anyone in the national media has (I don't have time to watch EVERY station and read EVERY newspaper!):

#1: If a barrel of crude oil is now half the price it was in July, why haven't our gas prices gone down by half?

The average gas price in Syracuse (closest place I could find with an average) in July peaked at 4.23. By that measure, we should only be paying roughly 2.12/gal.

#2: For all of Gov. Palin's boasting about taking on Big Oil and giving Alaskans a state bonus from the proceeds, can anyone tell me why Alaska has the SECOND HIGHEST gas price in the nation?

Average Retail Gasoline Prices Around the Country
The prices below are for regular gasoline as of 10/20/2008 7:03:48 PM local time.
Area Average Price Oklahoma 2.409 lowest NewYorkState 3.135 Alaska 3.662 Hawaii 3.772 highest Update: Alaska has the lowest Federal and State taxes on gas in the country @ State Gasoline (¢/g) Diesel (¢/g) Alaska 26.4 32.4

(California is the highest.)

How is it that their gas prices are so high? It has to be town and/or county tax, right?