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Somehow I doubt a 2020's oil shock will go so well for Orange Julius as the 1973 oil embargo did for Dick Nixon Vogon_Glory Yesterday #1
Agreed. paleotn 23 hrs ago #6
I'm glad I went electric n/t Polybius Yesterday #2
I'm glad I don't drive much! moonscape 16 hrs ago #24
Yeah, but we have all that Venezuelan oil Bayard 23 hrs ago #3
Forget the sarcasm emoji? paleotn 23 hrs ago #7
I didn't think it was necessary, but okay Bayard 23 hrs ago #9
Considering the situation in Venezuela too, maybe MAGA wants higher oil prices? IronLionZion 23 hrs ago #4
That last part. Exactly. paleotn 23 hrs ago #8
Yes. nt wiggs 20 hrs ago #12
It's times like this, I'm glad I work from home Javaman 23 hrs ago #5
The nation wide average price for a gallon of regular gas is just shy of $3 with a barrel of oil at $50. flashman13 23 hrs ago #10
The correlation is superficial, the price of gas is based more on demand and Mosby 20 hrs ago #13
If a barrel of oil costs $100, producers can not sell gas for $3 a gallon. That's a fact. flashman13 17 hrs ago #20
I did fill up, at costco. Mosby 17 hrs ago #21
Same here. Costco price was $2.79. flashman13 17 hrs ago #22
trumps is hoping this happens prolong Hormuz closure republianmushroom 22 hrs ago #11
But that's ok BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #14
The United States is an oil exporter. Mosby 19 hrs ago #15
How about I waste NO time BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #16
"So please explain why the price of crude in the Persian Gulf affects the price of gasoline in the United States." BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #17
The official story Mosby 17 hrs ago #18
I was born and raised in the city that had the largest number of oil refineries on the east coast BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #23
It just hit over $5.00+ a gallon here CountAllVotes 17 hrs ago #19
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