Yes I know. That's why am I saying if it gets above $5 nationwide that's a symbolic number (despite gas still being cheaper per mile driven but whatever).
I'm saying that could mean a decent chance of Dems subsidizing fuel temporarily, maybe similar to child tax credit mailed out to families under $50k monthly.
I doubt would get R support unless they put into it vast deregulation as well.
And with inflation might not even be a great idea.
We're going to lose anyways unless something unexpected happens.
Isn't California gasoline generally more expensive because it requires a more stringent formulation of gasoline and so only a handful of refineries produce that?[1][2]
I imagine if the whole country used the California standard then gas prices in California would go down.
I don't know how much it would go up in the rest of the country though.
Really we should just ditch gas. The political drama from the last 50+ years over oil alone seems like a no-brainer for anything but gasoline, even if it costs more.
I'm saying that could mean a decent chance of Dems subsidizing fuel temporarily, maybe similar to child tax credit mailed out to families under $50k monthly.
I doubt would get R support unless they put into it vast deregulation as well.
And with inflation might not even be a great idea.
We're going to lose anyways unless something unexpected happens.