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| Topic | Them Biden fella makes me gas more expensive. |
| adjl 03/11/22 5:25:30 PM #138: | Ozmose posted... Temporary spike? It's been on a steady climb since he took office. I mean, your graph shows a large spike immediately after Putin invaded, so yes, that is indeed a spike on top of the gradual climb. Care to bring in the previous 18 months so you're comparing a longer time scale than one that entirely encapsulates the gradual recovery from the early Covid price crash? Ozmose posted... People were traveling plenty before then. Contrary to what the news would like you to think, most people didn't just lock themselves inside the whole time. People were travelling, but very much not at pre-Covid rates, and that rate has been increasing pretty consistently since crashing in March 2020 (sort of like gas prices). Bear in mind that Biden was sworn in at roughly the same time as vaccines started becoming readily available to the general public, which was a major milestone for resuming travel, returning to in-person work as the standard, and many other aspects of "returning to normal." Biden being sworn in was also the catalyst for a lot of right-leaning areas to start abandoning Covid restrictions, which would further increase demand. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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