Gas Prices Going Up.....

[global1]

The oil companies know that American's are getting Covid Stimulus money and they have their hands in our wallets and want to get their share of it.

[roamer65]

1. Plus the TX power problems.

They are gonna milk that one, too.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Oh, but they'll want their tax cuts, their incentives for exploration and other taxpayer funding.

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Hell, they're already writing their disaster relief claims to the government and sizing what their tax write-offs will be.

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[lapfog_1]

2. try can try

but in this year of WFH... and little to no travel

I have gone from filling my tank once every week and a half... to once every couple of months

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Gas Here Went Up 19 Cents In A Day

It's not the petro producers doing it.
Unleaded is sold on the commodity market just like crude.
As Texas refineries went down this weak, commodity speculators started driving up the cost of unleaded at the wholesale level.
One of the biggest economic mistakes of the 20th century was allowing the finished goods to be commoditized. It completely eliminated competition by price from the refining industry.
The same people who claim free markets & competition are the solution to everything added an unnecessary layer of profit taking and a point of competition vanished. A terrible decision.

[regnaD kciN]

3. In my case, meh...

I don’t want to minimize the hardship for those who have to drive long distances for work, but I’m pretty sure I’ve driven less in this past year than I used to every month.

[Doreen]

4. Yet another reason to not go out.

[Greybnk48]

5. Disaster capitalism. Disgusting. n/t

[alwaysinasnit]

7. +1000

[Rhiannon12866]

8. They sure have gone up here in New York, seems like they're higher every day

I don't remember the last time they were this high, regular isn't up to $3 yet, but premium is well above it and diesel is going up rapidly, too.

[orleans]

9. chicago burbs-- two days ago mobil station was at 2.59; yesterday it was 275 for regular nt

[Rhiannon12866]

10. It was $2.49 most places here at the beinning of the month, today it was at $2.69 some places

It seems to be going up every single day. And your prices seem to be going up even faster.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. Last I heard, the Saudis managed to get the price of crude up, so it's all up.