Putting the price of gas in perspective versus serial lying Democrats "affordability" malarky.

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The very hypocrite Democrats who wanted to put oil companies out of business, force everyone into electric vehicles and turn the power grids of American into useless solar and wind projects, now want low IQ voters to believe that they suddenly care about the high price of gas while cheering on Iran and attacking America.

Fascinating how we never heard their shrill cries when gas hit an all-time high of $5.05 during the Biden Presidency. The reasons are obvious. They are dishonest hypocrites, they could care less about average Americans and will lie and fabricate any narrative they believe will lead them to autocratic rule.

Much like their Nazi attacks on voters who disagree with them, the President and Jewish State. 1930s is calling to the Democratic Party much like the KKK did in the 50's and they are answering that call.

I keep hearing people complain that gasoline is over $4.00 a gallon.

And yes, I'd love to see it at $2.00 again. But before we declare gasoline the most outrageously expensive liquid on Earth, let's put things in perspective.

For $4.00, I get a GALLON of gasoline. I pour it into a 4,000-pound machine, turn a key, and that gallon will haul me, my wife, the groceries, the golf clubs and half the junk in my trunk almost 30 miles down the highway.

That's actually a pretty impressive day's work for $4.00.

Now let's compare.

A restaurant sells me a 5-ounce glass of wine for $9. That's about $230 a gallon. And how far does it transport me?

Usually from the dinner table to the men's room.

A fancy coffee shop can charge $6 for a 16-ounce latte. That's $48 a gallon. It doesn't transport me 30 miles. It transports me from "Leave me alone" to "Okay, now you may speak."

Bottled water at a convenience store might be $2.50 for 20 ounces. That's $16 a gallon, for something that occasionally falls out of the sky FOR FREE.

A 12-ounce energy drink at $3.50 works out to more than $37 a gallon. Apparently caffeine becomes a precious mineral once you put lightning bolts on the can.

Buy one of those little 2-ounce bottles of "energy shot" for $3. That's $192 a gallon. At that price, it shouldn't give me energy. It should mow my lawn.

Maple syrup at $8 for a 12-ounce bottle? About $85 a gallon. And its principal technological achievement is making pancakes sticky.

Vanilla extract at $6 for two ounces? That's $384 a gallon. For $384, I expect the vanilla bean to come to my house and bake the cookies.

Printer ink can cost thousands of dollars per gallon. And unlike gasoline, it sometimes refuses to come out because the printer has decided cyan is low.

Even that $9 glass of wine deserves another look. At roughly $230 a gallon, filling a typical 15-gallon gas tank with restaurant wine would cost about $3,450.

Of course, after drinking 15 gallons of wine, transportation would no longer be your biggest concern.

So yes, $4.00 gasoline is expensive.

But it's also a remarkable bargain when you think about what you're buying. You're purchasing enough concentrated energy to push several thousand pounds of steel, glass, groceries and humanity nearly 30 miles.

Meanwhile, we'll cheerfully pay $6 for coffee, $9 for wine and $3 for water, then stand at the gas pump staring at the numbers like we're watching the national debt clock.

Maybe gasoline doesn't need better pricing.

Maybe it just needs a fancier name.

"Handcrafted Premium Petroleum, locally pumped, small-batch refined, with subtle notes of octane and dinosaur."

Put it in a 12-ounce artisan bottle and charge $14.

We'll line up around the block.
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TD's droned-out ravings should be taken one of two ways. Either you pick it apart, all in vain, or you point and laugh at his screwball reasoning. The latter gets you something out of it that you don't get otherwise. You can aim for both, but that's more effort than I'd ever put in. It's amazing just how big of an excuse they need to yank from their nether regions. Trump and MAGA are screwed; just relish in it.
 
Seems you haven't heard Trump lately boss. He thinks Zelensky should be removed, that he is preventing a peace settlement.

Why do you believe that Zelensky wants peace? He's been fighting for almost six years no with no end in sight. Perhaps it's because like many Ukrainian oligarchs, he is grifting the US and Europe.

I wish you had a brain. Really I do.
 
The very hypocrite Democrats who wanted to put oil companies out of business, force everyone into electric vehicles and turn the power grids of American into useless solar and wind projects, now want low IQ voters to believe that they suddenly care about the high price of gas while cheering on Iran and attacking America.
Beautiful summary!
Fascinating how we never heard their shrill cries when gas hit an all-time high of $5.05 during the Biden Presidency. The reasons are obvious. They are dishonest hypocrites, they could care less about average Americans and will lie and fabricate any narrative they believe will lead them to autocratic rule.
No so much the high, but the rapid devaluation of the dollar and the economic depression that accompanied it. Gasoline prices increased rapidly at that time as well, inspiring "I did that" stickers on gas pumps.
Much like their Nazi attacks on voters who disagree with them, the President and Jewish State. 1930s is calling to the Democratic Party much like the KKK did in the 50's and they are answering that call.
The KKK still exists and is still funded by Democrats.
The Democrats are socialists, like the Nazis were. They also tend to be antisemitic, like the Nazis were. The only difference is that the Democrats want Iran to kill them rather than shoving them into gas ovens themselves.

I keep hearing people complain that gasoline is over $4.00 a gallon.
In 1970, it cost me approximately 1oz of silver to fill up my car.
Today it costs me approximately 1oz of silver to fill up my car.

What has changed is the value of the dollar. Most of the recent devaluation took place during the economic depressions of Obama/Biden and again during Biden/Obama.

And yes, I'd love to see it at $2.00 again. But before we declare gasoline the most outrageously expensive liquid on Earth, let's put things in perspective.

For $4.00, I get a GALLON of gasoline. I pour it into a 4,000-pound machine, turn a key, and that gallon will haul me, my wife, the groceries, the golf clubs and half the junk in my trunk almost 30 miles down the highway.

That's actually a pretty impressive day's work for $4.00.
Nice way to put it.
Now let's compare.

A restaurant sells me a 5-ounce glass of wine for $9. That's about $230 a gallon. And how far does it transport me?

Usually from the dinner table to the men's room.
Depending on how much wine you've had, it may not get you that far. You won't be able to FIND the men's room! :grin:
A fancy coffee shop can charge $6 for a 16-ounce latte. That's $48 a gallon. It doesn't transport me 30 miles. It transports me from "Leave me alone" to "Okay, now you may speak."

Bottled water at a convenience store might be $2.50 for 20 ounces. That's $16 a gallon, for something that occasionally falls out of the sky FOR FREE.

A 12-ounce energy drink at $3.50 works out to more than $37 a gallon. Apparently caffeine becomes a precious mineral once you put lightning bolts on the can.

Buy one of those little 2-ounce bottles of "energy shot" for $3. That's $192 a gallon. At that price, it shouldn't give me energy. It should mow my lawn.

Maple syrup at $8 for a 12-ounce bottle? About $85 a gallon. And its principal technological achievement is making pancakes sticky.

Vanilla extract at $6 for two ounces? That's $384 a gallon. For $384, I expect the vanilla bean to come to my house and bake the cookies.

Printer ink can cost thousands of dollars per gallon. And unlike gasoline, it sometimes refuses to come out because the printer has decided cyan is low.

Even that $9 glass of wine deserves another look. At roughly $230 a gallon, filling a typical 15-gallon gas tank with restaurant wine would cost about $3,450.

Of course, after drinking 15 gallons of wine, transportation would no longer be your biggest concern.

So yes, $4.00 gasoline is expensive.

But it's also a remarkable bargain when you think about what you're buying. You're purchasing enough concentrated energy to push several thousand pounds of steel, glass, groceries and humanity nearly 30 miles.

Meanwhile, we'll cheerfully pay $6 for coffee, $9 for wine and $3 for water, then stand at the gas pump staring at the numbers like we're watching the national debt clock.

Maybe gasoline doesn't need better pricing.

Maybe it just needs a fancier name.

"Handcrafted Premium Petroleum, locally pumped, small-batch refined, with subtle notes of octane and dinosaur."
You are describing Summer mix gasoline. It has often been called 'botique gas', because there are three times as many formulas required as there are States in the Union...each set by some local Democrat bureacrat.

Put it in a 12-ounce artisan bottle and charge $14.

We'll line up around the block.
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See Penn and Teller's bit on bottled water in their Bullshit series. It's a hoot! It exactly makes your point!
 
Beautiful summary!

No so much the high, but the rapid devaluation of the dollar and the economic depression that accompanied it. Gasoline prices increased rapidly at that time as well, inspiring "I did that" stickers on gas pumps.

The KKK still exists and is still funded by Democrats.
The Democrats are socialists, like the Nazis were. They also tend to be antisemitic, like the Nazis were. The only difference is that the Democrats want Iran to kill them rather than shoving them into gas ovens themselves.


In 1970, it cost me approximately 1oz of silver to fill up my car.
Today it costs me approximately 1oz of silver to fill up my car.

What has changed is the value of the dollar. Most of the recent devaluation took place during the economic depressions of Obama/Biden and again during Biden/Obama.


Nice way to put it.

Depending on how much wine you've had, it may not get you that far. You won't be able to FIND the men's room! :grin:

You are describing Summer mix gasoline. It has often been called 'botique gas', because there are three times as many formulas required as there are States in the Union...each set by some local Democrat bureacrat.


See Penn and Teller's bit on bottled water in their Bullshit series. It's a hoot! It exactly makes your point!
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TD's droned-out ravings should be taken one of two ways. Either you pick it apart, all in vain, or you point and laugh at his screwball reasoning. The latter gets you something out of it that you don't get otherwise. You can aim for both, but that's more effort than I'd ever put in. It's amazing just how big of an excuse they need to yank from their nether regions. Trump and MAGA are screwed; just relish in it.
Argument of the Stone fallacy. Assumption of victory fallacy. TDS.
 
Why do you believe that Zelensky wants peace? He's been fighting for almost six years no with no end in sight. Perhaps it's because like many Ukrainian oligarchs, he is grifting the US and Europe.

I wish you had a brain. Really I do.
You like calling people names like the disgusting leftists on this board.
Where in my post did you see that I said Zelensky wants peace?
Are you dislexic as well as vile?
 
Why do you believe that Zelensky wants peace? He's been fighting for almost six years no with no end in sight. Perhaps it's because like many Ukrainian oligarchs, he is grifting the US and Europe.
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In 2020 when Autopen took office, $4.00 a gallon gasoline would be $5.18 today. The reverse is that $4.00 a gallon gasoline today would have been right at $3.00 a gallon gasoline in 2020. The just over 21% cumulative inflation the nation suffered under four years of Bribem is at fault here more than anything else.
 
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