Current Events > U.S. Gas Prices Are Now Lower Than a Year Ago

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The national average price for regular gasoline stood at $3.33 a gallon on Thursday, according to AAA. A year ago, the average price at the pump was $3.34.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/business/energy-environment/gasoline-prices.html

Conservatives thanking Biden any second now...any minute.

I did that

I've already seen a couple of "I did that" stickers with that picture of Biden in sunglasses eating ice cream.

wasn't it like $3.15 the year before

Funny how republicans are now being quiet about this

What a shocker, gas prices plummet after the election.

I'm hoping for diesel prices to drop since that was being blamed for rising prices in general due to more expensive trucking. Of course, the general prices of goods will probably not go down.

K181 posted...

What a shocker, gas prices plummet after the election.

What are you trying to imply exactly?

1337toothbrush posted...

I'm hoping for diesel prices to drop since that was being blamed for rising prices in general due to more expensive trucking. Of course, the general prices of goods will probably not go down.

Now Walmart and Target claim thieves making the prices high which is false.

lol at everyone jumping to politics

when gas was high, it hurt everyone. everyone was mad at everyone.
when gas is low, it helps everyone. everyone is happy.

saying "lol republicans are quiet now" is such an embarrassing stance to try and take. no sane person actually believes the president directly manipulated gas prices. if you know someone who says "GRRRR I HATE BIDEN HE RAISED GAS" then they should be deleted from your brain to begin with.

The difference between a Republican and Democrat president with gas prices overall is like $0.04. People are just fucking dumb

ThisIsAKnoife posted...

What are you trying to imply exactly?

Oil execs wanted lingering anger at a certain party.

TaylorHeinicke posted...

lol at everyone jumping to politics

when gas was high, it hurt everyone. everyone was mad at everyone.
when gas is low, it helps everyone. everyone is happy.

saying "lol republicans are quiet now" is such an embarrassing stance to try and take. no sane person actually believes the president directly manipulated gas prices. if you know someone who says "GRRRR I HATE BIDEN HE RAISED GAS" then they should be deleted from your brain to begin with.

So you glad BIDEN did that and made gas price low now?
Yes?
He dis that

did they replenish the strategic reserves yet? i want those refilled immediately.

have we increased domestic production so that we can sell to new European customers as well? now that Russia has diminished its reliability as a supplier.

GranolaPanic posted...

My Republican friend says its because Republicans control the House now. I didnt have the heart to tell him that wont happen until next year.

Some friend you are... conviently leaving out the truth so as not to ruffle feathers. Quality guy.

sugarysyntax posted...

did they replenish the strategic reserves yet? i want those refilled immediately.

have we increased domestic production so that we can sell to new European customers as well? now that Russia has diminished its reliability as a supplier.

BiDeN WoN't LeT tHeM DrIlL

Meanwhile at oil corps shareholder meetings
"We don't want to drill"

if they don't want to drill, then allow new companies to form that will drill to provide supply

we need it now, not after renewable deployment has obviated most oil needs in 5-10 years

GranolaPanic posted...

My Republican friend says its because Republicans control the House now.

The second I read the topic title I could instantly imagine the Republican voters thinking this.

TaylorHeinicke posted...

lol at everyone jumping to politics

when gas was high, it hurt everyone. everyone was mad at everyone.
when gas is low, it helps everyone. everyone is happy.

saying "lol republicans are quiet now" is such an embarrassing stance to try and take. no sane person actually believes the president directly manipulated gas prices. if you know someone who says "GRRRR I HATE BIDEN HE RAISED GAS" then they should be deleted from your brain to begin with.

That's nice dear. 70+ million people who think exactly that voted in 2020. Kind of hard to ignore that.

sugarysyntax posted...

if they don't want to drill, then allow new companies to form that will drill to provide supply

we need it now, not after renewable deployment has obviated most oil needs in 5-10 years

That has been allowed for nearly a year.
These repub talking points are unsurprisingly based in lies.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/09/joe-biden/fact-checking-bidens-claim-there-are-9000-unused-o/

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/04/15/biden-administration-to-resume-leasing-for-oil-and-gas-drilling-on-federal-lands.html

Wow

WingsOfGood posted...

I did that

You did? Thanks!

TaylorHeinicke posted...

lol at everyone jumping to politics

when gas was high, it hurt everyone. everyone was mad at everyone.
when gas is low, it helps everyone. everyone is happy.

saying "lol republicans are quiet now" is such an embarrassing stance to try and take. no sane person actually believes the president directly manipulated gas prices. if you know someone who says "GRRRR I HATE BIDEN HE RAISED GAS" then they should be deleted from your brain to begin with.

Blame the 24 hours news media cycle on that one:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/4/1/AABJX0AADOk9.jpg

I mean, they are lower than they were last year but they're still much higher than they were, at least here in my state, several years ago. It's still $4+ at most places. I hate this "gas prices are high instead of absurdly high, what a win!" rhetoric.

s0nicfan posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/4/1/AABJX0AADOk9.jpg

lmao

sugarysyntax posted...

if they don't want to drill, then allow new companies to form that will drill to provide supply

we need it now, not after renewable deployment has obviated most oil needs in 5-10 years

Ah yes because a brand new company can aquire the funding, staff and equipment in a matter of days not to mention getting through all the government and internal red tape.

s0nicfan posted...

Blame the 24 hours news media cycle on that one:

lmfao jesus christ

have to expand my statement to include people who pay attention to this shit stream of media anyways

s0nicfan posted...

Blame the 24 hours news media cycle on that one:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/4/1/AABJX0AADOk9.jpg

https://tinyurl.com/24pyubes

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/4/6/AAI-cmAAD92C.jpg

sugarysyntax posted...

if they don't want to drill, then allow new companies to form that will drill to provide supply

we need it now, not after renewable deployment has obviated most oil needs in 5-10 years

Why would private companies current or new pay, create, and drill for something that will take years to set up, and will likely be forced to shut down long before any net profit could be made?

As for the oil prices we're currently burning through our reserves now to lower the cost. But it won't last since there haven't been in changes in oil supply and demand.

cheapest in Houston $2.29 baby gas never got bad here

Don't think sugary gonna come back to this thread. Instead he will bide his time and throw out the same talking points at a later date hoping no ones challenges the buffoonery.

Prismsblade posted...

Why would private companies current or new pay, create, and drill for something that will take years to set up, and will likely be forced to shut down long before any net profit could be made?

As for the oil prices we're currently burning through our reserves now to lower the cost. But it won't last since there haven't been in changes in oil supply and demand.

they need to get out of the way and actually allow companies to do their work

maybe they think renewables are gonna be a bigger and faster breakthrough than expected, that's another thing. they're definitely seeing exponential gains. the mainstream models they've been relying on for a long time were wrong about how quickly renewables would be adopted. it's much more quickly than they expected. which is good.

sugarysyntax posted...

they need to get out of the way and actually allow companies to do their work

so you didn't read the post you replied to ?

It was below $3 yesterday

Inflation is like a tornado once you see it if the Fed hasnt acted it is too late. Some are arguing inflation could be going down due to US economy is headed for a recession.

SodomInsane posted...

US economy is headed for a recession.

headed to?
lol

has been in one for months

WingsOfGood posted...

headed to?
lol

has been in one for months

this

administration refuses to say it due to bad PR, but we've been in one since the end of July if you go by the general definition (which is like two straight quarters of negative GDP or something, I don't actually remember or care enough to look it up)

a recession, if it does actually come, will be mild

WingsOfGood posted...

headed to?
lol

has been in one for months

Im just saying people celebrating inflation going down arent asking why. It likely could be for the wrong reasons.

SodomInsane posted...

Im just saying people celebrating inflation going down arent asking why. It likely could be for the wrong reasons.

inflation hasn't gone down though

they are celebrating gas price because all the I did that stickers were annoying and idiotic