Gas prices

I’ll admit that gas prices at the pump have no significant effect on me. I live close to everything I need to be in person (food, healthcare), and I drive a sub-compact fuel-efficient car. I combine trips and keep my tires inflated. 

The reality is that oil prices affect much more than your personal mobility. Much of the retail in the US depends on trucking, which is highly sensitive to oil prices. The GOP’s indifference to this is a major campaign issue for Democrats it they choose to use it. It’s not going away anytime soon.

“SCHIPPER: People shouldn't actually expect gasoline prices to be back down to where they were at the beginning of the year until after 2027. So, we could be talking about 18 months to 2 years before we start seeing gasoline prices like they were at the beginning of 2025.”

I’ll confess to being ambivalent about this. I don’t want working-class Americans to be hurt, but ultimately America needs to wean itself from hydrocarbons. If you seriously want to hurt Iran, walk, use public transportation and combine trips. Support wind, solar and nuclear power. Your EVs don’t help if the electricity is generated by carbon.

This isn’t about being “woke.” This is a kitchen table issue. Republicans don’t care. Democrats need to.

https://www.mediamatters.org/fuel-files-rising-gasoline-oil-and-fertilizer-prices/economist-tells-st-paul-minnesota-station-kstp