<VV> Gasoline pricing in the US

[Dave Keillor]

In Minnesota, mineral rights are owned by the state.

Dave Keillor in Rochester, Minnesota

On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Tom Berg <thesuperscribe at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Did you know that the U.S. is the only country in which most property
> owners retain mineral rights? It's called "freeholding," something I
> learned in a conference on natural gas a couple of weeks ago. In all other
> countries, governments keep mineral rights, and most (but not all) let
> market prices prevail and tax motor fuels heavily to pay for infrastructure
> and many other programs.
>
> --Tom Berg
>