Last edited by gut; 10-21-2021 at 08:06 PM.
Perhaps you don’t understand the concept of a captive audience. The federal government has minimal influence on the price of gas and those changes in policy have no affect in the short term. You could try to learn something, but Forbes is probably too liberal for your taste.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier...h=3b64045b1d28
As high as $5.89 for Reg Unleaded on both sides of the border in Tahoe.
Regardless of who to blame, it’s fucking crazy.
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Gas prices are a bit complicated to understand, because there is so much variance within the US, which occurs for a variety of reasons:
- State taxes
- Local taxes
- State environmental requirements
- Remoteness (difficulty to receive supply)
- Opportunistic gouging
The federal government does indeed have some influence on the prices, but only the base prices, and only to a certain extent. Of course, foreign oil prices are what drive a lot of the prices up and down.
However, that's not to let states like California off the hook. They've got a terrible 1-2 punch of high state/local taxes AND crippling environmental regulations which cause higher production costs (which is then passed onto consumers).
A big problem is that California believes it can extract tons of extra money out of gas tax when prices are low, and then the state becomes addicted to the money and can't remove the tax when prices get high. So we end up with situations like right now.
You also shouldn't be too worried by shock pictures of super high prices, as these tend to be at certain outlier stations which set prices outrageously high because people will still pay it. This includes remote or semi-remote tourist destinations, wealthy neighborhoods where the clientele doesn't care that much, etc.
I recommend getting the GasBuddy app, and you can see prices in your area, and find the best stations to frequent.
I mean, not to sound above the commoner, but how fucking poor do you have to be to have an app on your phone to save a dime a gallon? By the time you drove across town you already wasted your profits. Not to mention your time, but if you are hunting for a dime a gallon discount you probably don't give a shit. Funny thing is you know these gas hunters go right into the convenience store and buy a hot dog or a pizza slice.
But Trump is a crazy, insane maniac.
Trump has spent a lot more cash last year than Biden will spend this year.
Trump stimulus at least $1800 per person
Biden stimulus at least $1400 per person
Biden can't get anything through Congress.
Senators Sinema and Manchin won't cooperate.
Debt ceiling will not be increased.
Mitch McConnell says no.
December 3rd 2021 the U.S. government will shutdown again.
Buy Crypto.
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