I could be missing something since I don't drive, but doesn't the price at the pump (which I believe is what the graphs I linked are tracking) include taxes? Also the federal excise tax on gas hasn't increased since 1993. Or is there some other tax you're referring to?
Wrong.
USA average price over time: https://www.gasbuddy.com/charts
UK average petrol price over time: https://www.racfoundation.org/data/uk-pump-prices-over-time
They look pretty similar to me.
I could be missing something since I don't drive, but doesn't the price at the pump (which I believe is what the graphs I linked are tracking) include taxes? Also the federal excise tax on gas hasn't increased since 1993. Or is there some other tax you're referring to?