It's interesting how people weigh the price of gas at the pump as an important metric of the state of the nation. If not the world.
It's interesting how people weigh the price of gas at the pump as an important metric of the state of the nation. If not the world.
Originally Posted by Rogar
This was taken during a fillup for my truck 18 months ago. I'd gotten a dollar per gallon off with my Kroger Rewards so the cost per gallon was actually $1.98. Filled up last week at the same spot for $3.99 per gallon, that's a 100% increase in less than two years. I wouldn't call that indicative of the state of the nation but I would say that the worst inflationary trend in 40 years, with no end in sight, might be.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Feb 19, 2022 here. Diesel was $4.99. This is pre-Ukraine-market-disruption:
How much has the US actually cut back production since Biden entered the white house?
My $3.99 price was pre-Ukraine-market disruption too. I'm guessing the next time I pull in I'll be paying west coast prices too.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Not fast enough to keep the planet from cooking and condemning our offspring to a really hard time.
I was filling up my Toyota pickup, which (discounting a road trip) I've only put a couple of tanks in during the entire pandemic, as I had luckily purchased a small electric vehicle right before the pandemic hits. The wee EV can handle most of my errands here most of the year in most weather, so I use very little gas or diesel anymore.
I'm not sure, I've seen estimates ranging from 14% to 20%.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
+1Not fast enough to keep the planet from cooking and condemning our offspring to a really hard time.
Yea, Biden's policies there are terrible. But then most voters might want terrible policies given who they elect. The good news is that they will get them, the bad news is that they will get them and unfortunately the rest of us too.
Trees don't grow on money
I agree. We are so entrenched in our way of life and expectations about the value of things we consume, and have very little imagination about the alternatives to those long-held assumptions. I remember when my best friend and I were making our senior-year back-to-school lists, and she said, "..and I need a white sweater." So I half-jokingly challenged her: "You NEED a white sweater? Like you'll die if you don't get one??" And she said, very seriously, "Yes, I NEED a white sweater."
In a way gas is a white sweater. I'm not trivializing people who have to use gas-fueled transportation to get to work and who may not have the disposable income to be able to absorb the rise in prices, but the ones who are going to complain the most will most likely be the ones who have gas guzzling cars and who CAN afford to pay a little more.
There are a lot of "white sweaters" that are going to keep us from saving the planet.
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