Gas prices rise to levels not seen in more than 3 years

[workinclasszero]

Gas prices rise to levels not seen in more than 3 years
By MEG OLIVER CBS NEWS May 13, 2018, 8:06 PM

SECAUCUS, N.J. -- You may have noticed, gas prices are on the rise and hitting levels not seen in more than three years. Gas prices nationwide are up a nickel in just the last week. That's 20 cents in the last month, according to AAA.

Drivers fueling up in New Jersey are paying just under $3 for a gallon of regular unleaded.

"It was $54.16 for 18 gallons, and I just paid $40 for 13 gallons," Damian Woo told CBS News.

In California and Hawaii, gas prices are approaching $3.70 a gallon, nearly a dollar higher than the national average.

"There are 10 states that are at $3 a gallon or above," AAA's Robert Sinclair said

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-prices-rise-nationwide-aaa-latest-2018-05-13/

[bearsfootball516]

1. Typically, presidents have no impact on gas prices.

But this is one situation where there is a direct correlation between Trump pulling out of the Iran deal, and gas prices spiking. The prices jumped almost immediately after he exited the deal.

[secondwind]

2. $4 a gallon here in San Francisco.

[Freethinker65]

3. Thanks Trump

And you know he will take credit when prices stabilize or go down

[pwb]

4. Thank you Middle East .

You have ruined the world economy again. Trump thought he was helping you all to get along? Please ignore the. United States from now on , we are governed by assholes.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. I work in Secaucus

And it's no joke. I make sure to fill up a bit down the road so I don't have to buy gas in this county.

What's really sucking? We are a port state AND a refinery state. We also implemented a gas tax last year.

And for the rest of America - remember - we are a major port state. Sooner or later it's not just going to hit the pumps - it's going to hit all of the trucks running west on Routes 80 and 78 and up and down I-95.

It's only a matter of time.

Our supply chain team has pivoted and readjusted for this change and this year we are writing it off as expense (both imports and exports).

Next year - calling Mr. Otis - our prices are going up.

And yes - the owner here is a Democratic Party Member and Immigrant who hires manufacturing (more than 700 people).

Bad times indeed.

[kentuck]

6. This is the type of issue that Democrats should learn how to use against the Republicans.

Issues that touch the average man and woman.

[marlakay]

7. Local Costco $3.13 the cheapest

Goes up from there. Medford OR area. We are usually less than CA because of taxes but we are going way up.

[Ron Green]

8. It would probably take about 10 to 12 dollars a gallon

for a behavioral change that would move us away from car-centered development and a culture based on cheap fossil fuel, but that’s not gonna happen until it’s way too late.

[workinclasszero]

9. When Bone Spurs and Bolton start bombing Iran

we will get to those 10 dollar a gallon prices.

We will see how much his ****ing deplorables love Dump then!

[Cha]

10. Noticing that even though I take the

bus. Almost $4.00 here.. should that make people grumble about the pervert in the wh?

[eppur_se_muova]

11. Remember when Uglicans acted like BHO had a lever on his desk that he could pull ...

... to change gas prices ? And how every big change in gas prices was some kind of conspiracy to help Dems win the next election ?

Well, now that 45 has the lever, suddenly that whole topic's gone away.

[workinclasszero]

12. Right

Now you hear silence from the right wing propaganda organs like Fox and hate radio about exploding gas prices.