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manicdem

(535 posts)

8. Bright side

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 04:26 PM

Mar 2022

On the bright side, hopefully this price increase will help with climate change. People will change peoples driving habits by carpooling (which we're very poor at) and lowering discretionary driving. And hopefully keep it that way.

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Just thinking about fuel prices skyrocketing here [View all] bluestarone Mar 2022 OP

I rather have him get the 22,000,000 tax returns sitting in the queues at the IRS be processed and SWBTATTReg Mar 2022 #1

Was pretty easy for me to cut out about 30% of my driving. multigraincracker Mar 2022 #2

This WA-03 Democrat Mar 2022 #3

Being retired makes it easy for me, but multigraincracker Mar 2022 #7

I agree... EarthFirst Mar 2022 #5

AND a temporary suspension of gas taxes... State and Federal. WarGamer Mar 2022 #4

Gas prices here are much more about greed than supply. Magoo48 Mar 2022 #6

Bright side manicdem Mar 2022 #8