Get Ready For $5 Gasoline

Get ready for $5 per gallon gasoline - especially if you live in California. At least, that was the contention of a new WSJ op-ed that claims higher taxes and environmental regulations are both driving up the price of gas.  Author Allysia Finley notes that the average cost at the pump in California is now $4.18 a gallon, pointing out that in 2017, Democrats in the state's legislature raised a tax on each gallon by 20.8 cents over three years.  California drivers are now paying an astonishing average of 63 cents a gallon…