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I'm not feeling it that way. Higher gas prices under trump have eaten up any tax cut I might get? Or is this all President Obamas fault.? Gas is up almost 33% under this fake president of all the people.
House of Roberts
(5,122 posts)Discount gas is over $2.60 for regular today.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)a long time.
Today it cost me 21 damn dollars and my wifes vehicle 57 dollars ffs!
Hows that joke Trump tax cut working for you America??
Ron Green
(9,821 posts)pwb
(11,205 posts)To a lot of people I know. It hurts. Less to spend on different parts of the economy like movies and restaurants , taking the kids out.
Ron Green
(9,821 posts)The fact is that defending cheap gas is a bad thing to do. Look at the big picture.
pwb
(11,205 posts)Come on? I don't know anyone who thinks like you.
Ron Green
(9,821 posts)some good and some bad, but not sustainable. If we dont establish a price on carbon, our children cannot survive. It may be too late anyway, but we ought to do the right thing. And the right thing is NOT to keep gasoline cheap.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)despite Trump's Propaganda Machine and cooking the books,we are seeing the Economy slipping into recession.
Farmers lost their Soybean markets to Brazil and they aren't coming back for some time. And that is requiring Banks to demand more Collateral for Farmers operating loans and at a higher rate.
Retail Sales are slowing down and one major is in liquidation,60k jobs total gone. Fuel prices have not required the return of fuel adjustment charges on Freight Shipments as of last week.
Morgan Stanley Stock Brokers are saying,we can not expect easy returns on Investments any more. All those Corporate and Hi End Individuals Tax Breaks have worked there way through the system and from now on,it is any ones guess as to Wall Streets earnings.
But ,that's okay,Food Stamps will be gone by summertime,and you won't be eligible for governmental programs useless you work for them. That ought to be a real interesting item,got to get Granny out of the Home and put her to work. Older White folks use most of the Governmental Food and Nutrient programs.
Looks more and More like 1929 every day.