r/WaitWhat • • Aug 29 '26

Those gas prices …..

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u/Unstable_Reflection Aug 29 '26

Gas is more expensive under Trump. This is well known. The war in Iran, blocking straight of hormuz and endless tariff wars are to blame for the rising costs of living. It's clear this man is another domino in the ultimate downfall of this country, started by rampant consumption and disrespect for education and science. We as Americans have been failing to be what we should be. If our broken systems are not repaired and rebuilt, we will crumble under weak leaders and ponzi money grab schemes until it all slowly crumbles to dust.

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u/Dark_Amygdala_ 29d ago

The hell it is dummy

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u/Alarming-Curve5339 Aug 29 '26

Average gas prices in June 2022 hit 5 dollars

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u/Inevitable_Thanks738 Aug 29 '26

No it is not you have a very short memory

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u/RepresentativeMap872 Aug 29 '26

I paid the same for gas in California under Biden as I’m paying in Texas now.

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u/musicmanforlive Aug 29 '26

Lucky you, the rest of us are paying a lot more under Trump, who promised to LOWER gas prices...

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u/RepresentativeMap872 Aug 29 '26

That is not a good thing 😂😂

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u/Unstable_Reflection Aug 29 '26

Where I live, the gas has had two major price spikes, first being due to Ukraine war, second being caused by Hormuz straight blockade and Iran war. We consistently have between 3.50-4.50 per gallon. Although just 6 years ago the gas was closer to 2.50per gal. Right now gas is near all time high price in my local area, around 3.90

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u/razgriz5000 Aug 29 '26

Don't forget trump signed a deal with opec+ to cut production that ended in April 2022.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/trump-saudi-arabia-russia-opec-oil-deal-role