Gas Prices, am I right?!

Sparky ree government handouts at every opportunity. $20/hr minimum wage. Free education. Free healthcare.

Yup

Sparky “Free” got it.

No free lunch. I'm guessing taxes foot most of the bill for those 'freebies'

DC300 hand to mouth, and paycheck to paycheck...

Eguller taxes foot the bill for ALL governmental 'freebies'...

Freebies!

"As we’ll hear today, the United States subsidizes the fossil fuel industry with taxpayer dollars. It’s not just the US: according to the International Energy Agency, fossil fuel handouts hit a global high of $1 trillion in 2022 – the same year Big Oil pulled in a record $4 trillion of income.
In the United States, by some estimates taxpayers pay about $20 billion dollars every year to the fossil fuel industry."

Ack8236 that peanuts compared to the agricultural and “green” initiatives. Still utterly absurd, but not at all surprising.

Tax payers are getting hit from all sides. We pay the taxes, politicians dole out all of it, and whatever they can borrow on behalf of the tax payer for votes, kickbacks, campaign donations.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinemcdaniel/2023/02/01/the-cost-of-battery-production-tax-credits-provided-in-the-ira/?sh=6c118ace79ef

johnnydoom so what's new?

propman so what's new?

Nothing really. Just to point out that the whole system is corrupt, not just the portions that fund or produces what we don't like. It turns out, Washington business practice works just like business capitalism - it doesn't really care where the money comes from.

Typhoon so, why then do I have 3 jobs???

Dropped $.10 to $3.89.
When this happens, it will go up at least .20 in the next few days.

$3.49 at the local WallyWorld.

$2.92 @ Wally World in Boerne today.

Holding @ $3.89 around the corner. $3.24 @ Sam's across the river is probably the cheapest in the area.

$2.19 yesterday for E85.