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Gas Prices: Where your money goes when you fill up your gas tank

KSFY -- Gas prices are starting to become like roller coasters, prices go up then back down then back up again.

The national average for a gallon of regular gas is $3.86. In South Dakota, $3.85. In Iowa, $3.86 and in Minnesota, $3.93.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, here's where your money is going when you fill up. If it costs you $60 to fill up your gas tank, $7.20 or 12% is going to taxes, $4.80 or 8% to distribution and marketing, $9 or 15% to refining costs/profits and $39 or 65% to the crude oil refineries.

No matter the break down some families say it's getting too expensive.

"I haven't seen it go down in who knows how long now. It keeps going up and it's stressful," Amie Hardy said.

Stressful for Amie Hardy and her family because she's constantly

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Submitted Sep 18, 2012 By: aservant

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BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,937 Points:723,315 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Sep 19, 2012 9:19:49 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse Uncle Sam is always going to get his!!!
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,963 Points:2,116,640 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 19, 2012 4:55:37 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Yep thanks to speculators and traders...
VanIsleLes All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:898 Points:276,245 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 11:54:17 PM Ignore VanIsleLes Report Abuse Yup it's expensive
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,106 Points:1,384,910 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 11:19:33 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Clearly ties between industry money, government funds and the stranglehold on personal budgets? This is a problem on so many levels and has made for some strange bedfellows :0\
SolarReplaceGas Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,005 Points:209,195 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 7:17:48 PM Ignore SolarReplaceGas Report Abuse @bwatchingu - Count me in the "most families"
Ply440GTX All-Star Author Texas Posts:949 Points:309,730 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 7:08:28 PM Ignore Ply440GTX Report Abuse ...it goes, AWAY!!!
Pramodsharma Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,974 Points:386,640 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 6:31:02 PM Ignore Pramodsharma Report Abuse Do I really care where my (not my ) money goes after I get value of it? No
bwatchingu Champion Author Arkansas Posts:1,740 Points:600,645 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 3:39:43 PM Ignore bwatchingu Report Abuse Correction:Most families say it's getting too expensive.
Buck_on_Bass Champion Author Tennessee Posts:7,574 Points:1,455,310 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:58:27 PM Ignore Buck_on_Bass Report Abuse When you look at profit, only the country producing the crude oil makes more than the government on gasoline sales.
bojiway1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,044 Points:478,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:52:02 PM Ignore bojiway1 Report Abuse Ugh
Fitwit Champion Author Stockton Posts:6,394 Points:1,354,895 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:50:49 PM Ignore Fitwit Report Abuse Yea the roller coast keeps going higher.
bowler360 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,972 Points:499,715 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:48:38 PM Ignore bowler360 Report Abuse It's not going to,......improve our lives.
Teddy95 Champion Author Dayton Posts:41,145 Points:2,696,125 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:48:10 PM Ignore Teddy95 Report Abuse Hmmm... Obummer!
papou Champion Author Tampa Posts:10,879 Points:1,906,110 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:42:23 PM Ignore papou Report Abuse Sounds like Borsh them come a lot of the Obama group because they are inapt to do anything about this Obama wants to propose an additional federal gas tax day helping Bell out from the mistakes that is made we cannot afford this
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misterray Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,178 Points:721,865 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:39:45 PM Ignore misterray Report Abuse I love to read the ignorant posts by Obama bashers. By the way, thank you President Obama for saving my son's job at General Motors.
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bullseye100 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,424 Points:584,205 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:38:49 PM Ignore bullseye100 Report Abuse Does it really matter where it goes? IT'S GONE!!!!!!!!!
jpj23 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:5,705 Points:1,098,725 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:38:06 PM Ignore jpj23 Report Abuse Whoever posted this put a headline on it that completely misrepresents the story, which doesn't say a word about where your money goes when you fill up.. In fact, the story is just a bunch of quotes from people who say that it's expensive and that no one really knows exactly what triggers price increases or when prices will go down. Thanks so much for wasting my time reading this!
RichFWA Champion Author Tacoma Posts:1,171 Points:288,790 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:37:36 PM Ignore RichFWA Report Abuse The money goes right to the damn speculators!
julius1st4 Champion Author Ontario Posts:4,204 Points:1,190,375 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:36:40 PM Ignore julius1st4 Report Abuse OK.; but, how much does the "Station Operator" get??? There are some stations that are "Oil"Co. operated, but, there are also lots of Independants. Very poor analysis.
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dirtydiesel10 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,162 Points:232,460 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:36:21 PM Ignore dirtydiesel10 Report Abuse Diesel should be cheaper since it takes less refinery process.
Tekkersmom57 Champion Author Syracuse Posts:1,874 Points:700,265 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:34:41 PM Ignore Tekkersmom57 Report Abuse It is just plain ridiculous how the gas prices can rapidly jump and stay there and it almost takes and act of congress for them to start coming back down. Can you say GREED!!!!
Zeke33 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:5,574 Points:1,615,180 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:33:39 PM Ignore Zeke33 Report Abuse So many people suffering at the gas pump. I hope they REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER. Obummer must go.
99church Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,821 Points:362,040 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:30:06 PM Ignore 99church Report Abuse and it will continue to rise, even with North Dakota flowing
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chuckhermann All-Star Author New York Posts:957 Points:498,225 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:18:18 PM Ignore chuckhermann Report Abuse She spends $60 each fillup 2-3 times a week and still driving an SUV? First thing I would do is look at how I could make do with a smaller vehicle. Between my wife and I we do over 50k miles/year. We certainly do feel the impact.
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LostAgain2009 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:2,398 Points:711,685 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:16:17 PM Ignore LostAgain2009 Report Abuse I don't know where it goes but it sure does go fast.
rodzilla123 Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,395 Points:1,033,390 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Sep 18, 2012 12:15:47 PM Ignore rodzilla123 Report Abuse That may be close, but Exploration and drilling exploratory holes is Expensive. California pays more like 18% or 19% in Taxes.
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