cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45703025
KEY POINTS
Donald Trump said Thursday that gasoline prices are “not very high.”
A Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters showed that 65% of U.S. voters blame Trump either “a lot” or “some” for the rise in gas prices seen since the beginning of the Iran war.
Trump said those prices are not as high as what was expected from the war, which he said was aimed at denying Iran the ability to produce a nuclear weapon.
It’s higher than it was when the Biden “I did that” stickers started showing up. This fuckin clown.
Like he could even tell. “$9 a gallon sounds fine.” It’s like that picture of the time Hilary was in an apartment for the first time and couldn’t believe that people lived that way. Rich people fucking suck.
I mean it’s one gallon Michael, what could it cost? $9?
Trump has never pumped his own gas, he has never bought groceries, or had to make a doctors appointment for his sick child, he’s never had to make a budget, or get a 2nd job, he’s does not give a fuck if everyday items cost 10x more than they did before.
14 months ago the guy across the road bought a car with a V8, at about the same time I got an EV. He smirked at me for buying an EV as a “pussy” car and I smile every time i hear it start :)
The Narcissist’s Prayer
That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad. <— You are here
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.
That didn’t happen. <— You are here.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad. <— You are here
And if it was, that’s not a big deal. <— You are here
And if it is, that’s not my fault. <— You are here
And if it was, I didn’t mean it. <— You are here
And if I did, you deserved it. <— You are here
A carousel of billboards
Not very high, yet.
They will more then likely get higher if following history from the 1973–1974 oil embargo. The effects were delayed.
This is worth a watch, at least the first 2-3 minutes that provides a good summary.
Not very high, yet.
Idk what’s supposed to qualify as “High” anymore. They’re at $5/gal nationally, which is exactly where they were under Biden in 2022. And I was told they were “Too High” back then. But I guess now they’re not, because… ???
Gas isn’t even that expensive, it’s usually comparable to the price of a gallon of milk
It’s that we use so god damn much of it for our car only infrastructure to work so it has such a profound impact when there is no alternative in most places
Gas isn’t even that expensive
We were under $3 in January and now we’re grazing $5. That’s a significant change for any business that considers fuel a major part of operating costs (like the airline or trucking industry).
It’s that we use so god damn much of it for our car only infrastructure to work
I’ll spot you that - for daily commuting - gas costs probably aren’t a big part of the household budget. But it’s a highly visible price, thanks to stations hosting the number in big bold digits updated daily.
The real cost of this war-induced supply chain disruption is going to be downstream of commuting, though. Agriculture, shipping, and high energy cost manufacturing (steel and aluminium manufacturing, for instance) consume enormous amounts of fossil fuels. Also, increasingly now, Cloud Compute costs, which will impact a bunch of downstream IT businesses.
We’ll see the number go up at the pump and then we’ll see it go up everywhere else.
Not many people realize that the cost per barrel isn’t instantly related to the cost of gasoline.
It’s something our government teacher drilled into our heads, probably because it was 2008.
Oh, okay, we’ve reached the “Let them eat cake” stage of the story.
I read the Game of Thrones books before the show, so when everyone was getting ready for the Red Wedding, I knew what was really coming.
I kind of feel like that now, watching these historical ignoramuses making obvious mistakes, with very predictable results. I already read the upcoming chapter entitled “Guillotines.”
Guillotines are so last revolution. We should just strap one of those concrete highway barriers to an excavator arm and have a heavy equipment operator drop it whenever they feel like. That seems more American.
I thought we would use killdozers instead
Nothing more American than a noose, sadly.
Man oh man I think I really lucked out trading in the ol’ gas car for an EV this week.
My wife’s car started doing this thing where it was like the peddle was not attached to the accelerator. Towed it to the dealer. $9k+ to repair. Yeah, fuck that shit. Time for a new car. What EV did you get?
Found a really nicely priced '22 Bolt EUV in great condition with only 28k miles.
I really like it. It’s well equipped in features, zippy, has over 200mi of range. It also doesn’t “look” like an EV (IMO some manufacturers seem to think EVs have to look quirky or futuristic). In that same vein it also doesn’t fall into the other EV trap where everything is touchscreen and electronic. Traditional door handles, physical buttons for climate/volume/features.
The only drawback to a Bolt is that it doesn’t have stupid-fast DC fast charging. For most people they’ll charge at home and it won’t matter. (Actually, Bolts '22 and newer can home charge quicker than many cars if you’ve got the setup) But if you’re going on a road trip it could mean getting there slower. Takes about 45-50 minutes to charge. If you’re going 500 miles that’s not too bad, one stop for lunch and you’re set. If you’re going 5000 miles with any regularity, well it could be a deal breaker. If you need that look at some models like the Ioniq 5 which can charge in under 20min.
Thank you for the info! My wine decided to pay for the repairs so I guess it’ll be me looking for an EV.
He’s RIGHT!
-Free Thinking NOT Sheep Republicans paying $300 to fill up Their Trucks!
The Truly Smart Republican will simply lie and say he knows a secret trick to get cheap gas, but he won’t tell you what it is because you’re a stupid lib.
I’ve been referring to the price hike as the Epstein Gas Tax
An opinion on gas prices from an imbecile who doesn’t buy his own gas is irrelevant
Average around me is $4.09/gal. I saw a gas station selling at $3.79/gal sell out today.
US$6.05 per USGal this morning at the station 3 blocks away. I WISH for $4/gal.
But it’s higher than it should be for America. And it’s senseless and needless, let’s be clear. I just had to make the joke.
How much did Bill Gates think a dozen eggs cost in the 1990s?
Billionaires not understanding working class struggles is nothing new.
Bill Gates was never in charge of a country and could be wrong, he was just a lucky CEO. Mean I’m sure he did a lot of work to buy DOS to repackage. Though they did take over development to our current day, for better or worse.
I’d hope whoever is in charge of a country understands the hardship increased prices cause the citizens of that country. It’s not new but it’s noteworthy when a leader is so out of touch with what 99% of people he’s supposed to lead deal with.
Yeah, I wasn’t trying to compare Trump to Gates in terms of what they ran, but how much having that money disconnects one from the working class. They don’t know shit about shit not because of why they have money/power, but because they have money/power. (They also likely have people who shop for them. I mean, I know Trump does, I just assume Gates still does, too.)
Ah I get it no worries. It’d be nice if people that had money and power and also understood what the rest of people needed. However I think wishing for a unicorn would yield similar results. Man I can only imagine that life though, not having to deal with the check out lines (yes rich people this is my hope rather than wishing everyone stays poor to fund me, even if I did have to stand in lines, they suck but we all get our turn)
He’s right. Even after all those price increases, gasoline is currently cheaper in the US than it was almost all over the world before the war.
For example it would have to reach $16/gallon to reach the same level of affordability as in India before the war.
Ah yes trump is definitely going off other country’s prices. I’m sure it has nothing to do with being a billionaire who wouldn’t know the difference in $20 a gallon and .20 a gallon.
