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Blackvegetable » 24 May 2026, 5:09 am » wrote: ↑

24 May 2026, 5:09 am

President Donald Trump has floated options to reduce those prices, including suspending the federal fuel tax. But he also has dismissed the economic impact of the war on Americans, saying that his priority is to prevent Iran from accessing nuclear weapons. On Tuesday he said about gas prices: “This is peanuts.”

MD State tax is 44 cents per gal..  DE and VA are in low 20's..

Federal is 18 cents..

Christ!  We use more gas than water? (edit whoops...orders of magnitude....)

The United States uses approximately 375 million gallons of gasoline and 322 billion gallons of water daily.

=.18*375E6 = 67.5 Million Dollars a Day..     They'll give us a tax break and everyone will stay home and not need any discretionary items on the shelves.   StayCation 2026..   No Masks Required.  Unless you are an ICE Agent.
 
Lost my job.. was able to help bro in law.  Don't have a job, I don't need gas.