I pay road taxes when I purchase fuel like everyone else here.
I could easily not pay it as the tax is charged to the retailer according to law and not the consumer you fucking moron.
If you can read and comprehend here is California law on sales tax. Pay strict attention to the part where it states "hereby imposed upon all
retailers."
Sales And Use Tax Law
CHAPTER 2. THE SALES TAX
Article 1. Imposition of Tax
Section 6051
California state website where the tax law is published is below.
https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/lawguides/vol1/sutl/6051.html
6051. Imposition and rate of sales tax. For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail a tax is hereby imposed upon all
retailers at the rate of 2½ percent of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in this state on or after August 1, 1933, and to and including June 30, 1935, and at the rate of 3 percent thereafter, and at the rate of 2½ percent on and after July 1, 1943, and to and including June 30, 1949, and at the rate of 3 percent on and after July 1, 1949, and to and including July 31, 1967, and at the rate of 4 percent on and after August 1, 1967, and to and including June 30, 1972, and at the rate of 3¾ percent on and after July 1, 1972, and to and including June 30, 1973, and at the rate of 4¾ percent on and after July 1, 1973, and to and including September 30, 1973, and at the rate of 3¾ percent on and after October 1, 1973, and to and including March 31, 1974, and at the rate of 4¾ percent thereafter.
History.—Stats. 1943, p. 2918, in effect June 1, 1943, added provision for temporary 2½ percent rate, and added provisions for postwar reserve. Temporary reduction and postwar reserve were also provided for by Stats. 1943, p. 1581, in effect May 7, 1943. Stats. 1945, p. 1292, in effect June 5, 1945, continued temporary 2½ percent rate. Stats. 1947, p. 1866, in effect June 17, 1947, continued temporary 2½ percent rate, and deleted provisions for postwar reserve. Stats. 1948, p. 16, in effect April 9, 1948, continued temporary 2½ percent rate. Stats. 1967, p. 2471, operative August 1, 1967, increased the rate to 4 percent. Stats. 1971, p. 2783, operative July 1, 1972, decreased the tax rate to 3¾ percent, pp. 4895 and 5131, effective December 8, 1971, amended the section to decrease the rate to 3¾ percent during 1975, operative if the Legislative Analyst does not make the certification referred to in section 316.2. (p. 5131). Stats. 1972, p. 2969, effective December 26, 1972, repealed the section as amended by Ch. 1400 of Stats. 1971, and reenacted the section operative June 1, 1973, increasing the rate to 4¾ percent after May 31, 1973, and repeals this section if the Legislative Analyst does not make the certification described in subdivision (c) of section 316.2 of Ch. 1 of the 1971 First Extraordinary Session. Stats. 1973, Ch. 67, effective May 29, 1973, delayed to July 1, 1973, the rate increase to 4¾ percent; Ch. 296, effective August 23, 1973, decreased the rate to 3¾ percent on October 1, 1973, and raises it to 4¾ percent on April 1, 1974, operative October 1, 1973. On October 7, 1974, the Legislative Analyst made the certification described in section 316.2(c) of Chapter 1 of the Stats 1971. Stats. 1991, Ch. 85, in effect June 30, 1991, operative July 1, 1991, added "on and after April 1, 1974, and to and including June 30, 1991, and at the rate of 5 percent" after "March 31, 1974, and at the rate of 4¾ percent". Stats. 1991, Ch. 117, in effect July 16, 1991, deleted "on and after April 1, 1974, and to and including July 14, 1991, and at the rate of 5 percent" after "March 31, 1974, and at the rate of 4¾ percent".