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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Why do gasoline prices fluctuate so drastically from state to state in the US.
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Different gasoline taxes. Different distances between the nearest refinery. Different blend requirements for the gasoline(California). Different requirements on who's allowed to pump gasoline into a car(Oregon/New Jersey). Different minimum wages. Different property values for a gas station sized plot of land. Different property taxes.