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California gas prices rise above $5 a gallon amid US war with Iran
(www.theguardian.com)
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I like it when gas prices go up, personally.
So all the groceries and everything else that is transported around gets to get more expensive for everyone too?
Why do you hate poor people?
We can stop subsidizing fossil fuels and make EV purchasing affordable. We could even make public transit usable, if we spent $43M/hr on it.
Yeah and if my grandma had wheels she'd be the fastest hooker in her retirement home.
I thought she’d be a bike, personally, but what do I know.
Was omnibus when I was growing up which is funny because the term omnibus was already antiquated by then and outside of that one specific saying, nobody ever used that term, so I didn't even really know it's just a regular ol' bus.
Not when the government is openly and actively hostile toward all of those things
And you honestly believe that might happen during Trump's presidency? Right now we're worried about the rising prices in the here and now. Not what legislation we can pass maybe during the next presidency.
Poor people (households making under $50k) overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump, who started this war, so it’s really a self-own to be honest.
But, the cost of groceries going up isn’t really the part I like. For me, it’s knowing all the douchebags driving trucks that get 10mpg are gonna whine. I like it when truck and SUV drivers take it in the teeth. Maybe they’ll drive less. That’ll be good for the planet.
My sibling with two special needs children needs a larger vehicle to transport and live. They are as liberal as it gets and definitely didn't vote for Trump. Lots of big vehicle owners are tools and don't need them, but your generalizations also directly imply that those that truly need larger vehicles must also "take it in the teeth".
Also, it's not just poorer people that suffer from the rising prices of goods. I'm in a relatively stable and good financial situation and our household is feeling it as well, we're just lucky enough that it's not crippling us. Keep in mind that there are lots of poor people that also didn't vote for Trump that you callously group with those that did.
It’s always funny to me how people say they need a big vehicle.
Somehow parents with special needs kids get by just fine in countries without American-sized trucks and SUVs, which is most countries on the planet.
Try to shove electric wheelchairs, 3 kids, 2 of which are special needs, and two adults into a small vehicle. Nobody anywhere is pulling that off. Get off your high horse.
They're talking about people who don't need them. Like the big spotless pavement princess pickups.
That's not what they said. Same with poor* people. Like I mentioned their generalizations group everyone. If someone wants to make inflammatory statements, they should do so with specificity, otherwise they look hateful.
Since Trumpenyahu's mad war I've been finding out that fertilisers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, construction all rely on products derived from oil. So as much as its good to see fuel for cars going up. The price of absolutely everything is about to shoot up.