Wisconsin Gas Station Forced to Raise Gas Price

This is absolutely pathetic.

A service station that offered discounted gas to senior citizens and people supporting youth sports has been ordered by the state to raise its prices. Center City BP owner Raj Bhandari has been offering senior citizens a 2 cent per gallon price break and discount cards that let sports boosters pay 3 cents less per gallon.

But the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says those deals are too good: They violate Wisconsin’s Unfair Sales Act, which requires stations to sell gas for about 9.2 percent more than the wholesale price.

Bhandari said he received a letter from the state auditor in late April saying the state would sue him if he did not raise his prices. The state could penalize him for each discounted gallon he sold, with the fine determined by a judge.

In Wisconsin, we already have one of the highest gas taxes in the nation which inflates the price that consumers pay for gas.  On top of that we also have a state law that requires that gas stations increase prices at least another 9.2%. 

Can we repeal the minimum markup law now?  Please?  Where is the leadership for consumers on this?