Comment Re:CAFE is the gutless choice (Score 1, Interesting) 897
I've already found a black market for gasoline in Chicago, Houston, Portland and Newark. As the government taxes gas more, the black market for gas will just get bigger.
The way the current black market for gasoline works is through stolen credit or debit cards, or copied credit cards that were skimmed. The black marketeer then just goes to any pay-at-the-pump station, fills up a secondary gas tank (typically around 20-24 gallons per fillup) and resells it for lower than the typical retail price.
In Chicago when gas prices hit $5 per gallon (not that long ago), the black market guys were selling gas for 10 gallons for $40 cash.
I can only imagine how big this market will get when government raise prices higher.