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Mar 9, 2022 6:51 PM
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AdogeKitler
4$/gallon is not even that expensive. It's was about 7$/gallon before the war and now it's almost 9$/gallon
Akyan
Wouldn't this be the perfect time to make a more legitimate attempt and switch to renewable sources and just stick it to oil/gas ?
notabotandnotnotabot
For everything else, there's Mastercard.
phockeModel
Bravo!
graehall
pyroplumbus7
Gas prices are only expensive as the greed of its suppliers
ISayShenanigans
Now is a good time to give your car a tune-up. Change the oil, replace the air filter, fix the things that keep your car from running good.
Rabenstein
Lol, freedom and gas are both expensive. Only one is worth fighting for honestly
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
For everything else, there's Mastercard
thetechnerd107
Who is the humorless plebe downvoting this gold??
MrPublicRelations
I'm so happy about the growing awareness of this!
wongtonpoop
Dunothar
USA and expensive gas? Europe: let us introduce ourself and our over 2€/liter gas prices.
Slimtastik
Ppl are dying, shut the fuck up winie pos.
AngryGraphicDesigner
Russia only provides 3% of Americas oil. Oil companies are price gouging and using partisanship to sell the BS.
armagetz
That’s not how oil trading works through. It’s not the 3%, it’s the 12% removed from global supply.
armagetz
And given that oil companies aren’t setting crude prices they sell at, it is literally impossible for them to gouge
armagetz
Oil is traded as a commodity. Essentially the question is asked “how much will you pay for 1,000 barrels of oil” and purchaser compete(3)
armagetz
(4)to offer the lowest price that will get them the oil they need. Right now you have far more buyers needs than supply, so they are willing
armagetz
(5)to pay a premium to stay in business.
greysonhackett127001
Gas is expensive so the 1% can continue to control us and live lavish lives at our expense.
BattleD4d
Stop sharing like this. Gas is expensive because America is run by heartless oligarchs that see global crises as opportunities for profit.
NaughtButOne
Yes, and they're laughing the entire while people share shit like this. We're all rooting for Ukraine, but don't be blind in your support.
armagetz
Crude oil prices aren’t set by the seller.
armagetz
Buyers bid on the supply lots.
WaveMotionGum
Yea, energy is completely fungible. This isn't like diamond monopolies, people.
armagetz
They don’t get it…and they don’t care. They’ll post non stop about American oil profits in order to use their new favorite buzzword(1)
armagetz
(2) oligarchs but they will ignore the companies in heavily Democratic socialist countries seeing the same thing. They don’t realize that
SjundeSjukaSjomannenSjunne
Like America is the only place on earth that got high gas prices. I pay almost $3/liter diesel and $2.20/liter for gasoline. +60% is tax
nickasaurusrex83
Fuck off.
MyleKeville
Brought to you by OPEC.
BigStacksThrowItOnThemBigFatTatties
Gas is expensive because Ukraine is the world's biggest oil exporter... Sunflower oil motherfucker! WHY the FUCK is gas prices going UP!
HeDiedInABizarreGardeningAccident
1 hour of work on minimum wage can barely cover a gallon of gas now, I have a feeling OP isn't exactly lower class
LurlineLumpkin
But the gas prices aren't because of the war. It's corporate greed - price gauging...
Ivalicenyan
Freedom is a buck o- five what are you talking about?
tlamstrike
Know who has a shitton of untapped oil reserves: Ukraine. Russian doesn't want them to become a Western allied petrostate.
CrisprCAS
Freedom is worth at least an extra $1.05.
SpaceSpeed
Shmiggles
I need oil companies to stop spreading the BS propaganda. ?
WaffleCopters
Gas is expensive but I'll let you go with freedom for a cash discount.
DutchGeekGirl
Gas is expensive because oligarchs run America.
WaveMotionGum
Gas completely fungible. It's expensive because someone somewhere is willing to pay more for it.
SjundeSjukaSjomannenSjunne
You know it's expensive in more than your country...not bc of any oligarchs. Bc of taxes. But wtf am I to complain // message from ??
OriginalNameDoNotSteal
Gas is expensive because of multiple factors (most legitimate, some not so much)
fstngutz
Gas is so expensive because of price gouging. Period. Supply is high, hence the high prices. They found a way to make it cheaper in 2020
OriginalNameDoNotSteal
Supply is normal, production is low, demand is high. Add in other extreme factors and you get what we have. Just be glad not rationed yet
fstngutz
There’s no “extreme factors” lol it’s corporate greed. Period. They have 9k drilling permits that haven’t even used. They are rationing
OriginalNameDoNotSteal
War, pandemic, and supply chain issues all at the same time is an extreme factor. Not that greed isn't, but you seem to imagine/1
armagetz
Uh huh. The please explain why Norway’s gas is 4 times the US’s presently, inspite of producing multiples of needed oil for self sufficiency
armagetz
Should have stayed flat. Them increasing is just proof they are just oligarchs /s
Scar1203
75% tax rate on gas in Norway, US Federal is like 22 cents per gallon and most states add another 20 cents or so.
armagetz
No. That explains why they are more expensive in general. Not why they went up $0.50 in the past couple months to now. Nearly 25% increase.
armagetz
The RATE of increase was double of those greedy Americans as well. Given their domestic energy independence, that leaves only two options:
armagetz
1)Either the Norwegians are as greedy, or 2) tweets aren’t the best insight to global economic practices, so much how much they validate you
Ninjainslippers
Norway and US prices both increased by about 1/3. It was more expensive to start. Learn to do simple math.
JinxRocks
I have zero problem paying more in gas if it means these idiots who whine about gas prices would learn what ACTUALLY affects gas prices.
whitegirlcanteven
This, though.
HappyTimeHollis
You can support Ukranian freedom whilst also fighting against exploitation and profiteering.
SjundeSjukaSjomannenSjunne
I support ?? by pay my gas and stfu about it. It's a small price. //From ?? ($8.50/gallon - $2.25/liter) incl +60% tax
HappyTimeHollis
Good for you. And all your countrymen who are already financially struggling and can't afford the price hike? Just leaving them swinging?
RandomlyAppointedNSAAgent
Lifestraw.com, who regularly donate water and filtration systems, now have a fund for getting pure water to Ukraine.
stealinurmemes
Outlaw oil company dividends. Boom, big source of the greed solved.
G0MeatCube
Okay how
harminat0r
Gas prices in Brazil are stable.. I guess. Just saw on Bloomberg the petrobras wants to know why they can’t increase prices
Chimichanga007
Not while pleasing the big oil lobby you can't.
parkerh17
Oh, well... fuck em.
LurlineLumpkin
How do we fight this profiteering? My only thought is robbing and stealing - in large groups. I am angry.
HappyTimeHollis
Have the government set petrol prices, remove loopholes and tax that industry's profits hard. Vote for pollies that will bring them to heel.
LurlineLumpkin
Yah... you keep dreamin, bud
HeDiedInABizarreGardeningAccident
Unironically yes that would be good
stealinurmemes
Outlaw dividends. Regulate the industry like utilities. Remove their subsidies. Threaten to nationalize them.
LurlineLumpkin
Who's going to do this? Our "government". Laugh
G0MeatCube
Steal gas trucks and sell the gas for 1 buck a gallon
fnoigy
Unfortunately, the crowd here has already been convinced that you can't. Just as dumb as trumpers, but the other direction
spiceass9000
Thats damn near every issue all the time. It’s why we never see positive change. Just extreme fuckery swinging the scale back and fourth
WaveMotionGum
The crowd here upvoted this sentiment.
fnoigy
No, the crowd upvoted the flawed idea, and the others commented
Nephus
The self-hate is strong in us.
RummageSaleBubbler
Great side effect of high gas prices is hastening our movement to green energy, and in turn no oil wars.
LordNergal
Not really. The entirety of alternative energy options are made from fossil fuel products, and a number of the companies that make them 1/
LordNergal
are owned by fossil fuel companies. Except the ones owned by China, of course. Naturally, this means we have no recycling programs for 2/
LordNergal
things like solar panels. There's a 95% probability that green energy will permanently lock us into a path toward unprecedented oil wars 3/
LordNergal
with absolutely no hope of avoiding environmental catastrophe that will result from those wars. 4/4