It's bad enough people feel the high gas prices on their own but the constant battering by the media

[Samrob]

makes people feel worse. It seems like every 15 minutes CMM and MSNBC about high inflation and high gasoline prices make the situation must worse. It's like a mantra that keeps being drummed into your head. I stopped watching cable and ll other news until there are some special events being reported. No talk about a reduced deficit and a lower trade deficit or about the good deeds of people reaching out to those hurt by mass shootings or natural disasters. I haven't heard one report about the cancer trial that ended with 100% of the research subjects in remission.

[onecaliberal]

1. No one is watching Conservative News Network, or M$GOP.

[doc03]

2. The news media can only do one story at a time. That will

be the subject until the next big mass murder. I wonder if they can keep their mouth shut during the J6 hearings or
break in to tell us what was said every 2 minutes. I can't watch it anymore last night I watched Life Below Zero.

[Budi]

3. And then there's this: Maybe they could have just done an online meeting?.

Link to tweet

[sop]

4. The term cornfed springs to mind.

[msongs]

5. I sympathize with their car nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. I'm confused.

You say you stopped watching cable news, but then complain about " No talk about a reduced deficit and a lower trade deficit or about the good deeds of people reaching out to those hurt by mass shootings or natural disasters. I haven't heard one report about the cancer trial that ended with 100% of the research subjects in remission."
How can it be both?

[GoodRaisin]

7. Pretty easy to see what they are doing.

The American plutocracy at work.

[womanofthehills]

8. Problem is if you live rural this is a big deal

I think about it everyday trying to merge as many trips together as I can. Like will I have the energy to go to Walmart and Lowes after getting a root canal because it will be $50 round trip in gas. People who work 30 - 40 miles from home might have half their income go to gas. And now, truckers are posting online that diesel is so high, some are only making $100 a day. Some are saying they won’t drive for that. Diesel prices need to come down for food delivery.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

10. Can confirm on the truck driver part

I know a driver and he is no longer taking long distance jobs. He is sticking to shorter in state jobs. He says he isn't the only one. And if enough quit doing those jobs, then either they are going to have to start paying more to get the drivers to take them, which will cause prices to rise. Or, the stuff will just sit and then you get shortages.

[Raine]

9. Most people aren't glued to cable news networks

they watch a little of their local news and that's it. If high gas prices are a major concern they know it for themselves when they gas up, not from the media.

[MichMan]

11. People see gas prices posted on big signs everytime they pass a gas station

They don't need to watch TV to figure that out