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Here’s What Rising Gas Prices Means For You at the Pump

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thehardtimes.net/culture/heres-what-rising-gas-prices-means-for-you-at-the-pump/

Government halves fuel excise for three months as $2.55 billion handout to fuel companies feeling the pinch
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/fuel-excise-halved-three-months-petrol-diesel/106510432

There, I fixed the headline for you. It used to say "Government halves fuel excise for three months to ease cost of petrol, diesel."

Pardon my cynicism, but I think servos and companies producing petrol and diesel won't pass along the full savings to customers. They'll price-gouge like they've always price-gouged. We will not see the cost of fuel fall by 26.3 cents a litre, and taxpayers will foot the bill for $2.55 billion. This is a gift from the government to fuel companies that are affected by people cutting their use of petrol and diesel.

If the Trump/Israel invasion of Iran continues more than three months, the government will repeat their misguided $2.25 Billion gesture.

Later, when the government eases-off this fuel excise cut, the fuel companies will use it as a pretext to jump up the price even further.

#AusPol #PriceGouging #Petrol #Diesel #Iran #Trump #Israel

Government halves fuel excise to cut price on petrol and diesel

The government has halved the fuel excise on petrol and diesel for three months, reducing the cost of fuel by 26.3 cents per litre.

Shadow, First of His Name

Mar 26

Well most of us gonna survive on cans of food.

2025 net income was about $11 billion, up from $8.7 billion in 2024.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/netflix-increases-prices-for-all-plans-by-up-to-2-per-month/

#Netflix #CancelNetflix #PriceGouging

FurballsNHairballs Mar 24

Beware of retailers not having items marked with the CURRENT price.
Walmart has tons of inventory without a price tag on shelves and no price scanners.
Both food and non food items.
Pack of 6 no show socks...14 bucks !!
You can bet that went back on the shelf...they used to run less than 8 bucks.
Associate had to cancel that out ..she said yeah we dont have price scanners any more...I said that's because you raise the price twice a week now.
She couldnt say shit.
#pricegouging
#tariffsontrump

Jason Stiff Mar 23

I filled up for $2.84 the day this stupid war started, knowing the prices were going up. I was half empty today when I filled up again for $3.59, because I'm not waiting to fill up my WHOLE tank when it climbs up to $4.34 (or more).

#Montana #Billings #gas #gasprices #money #inflation #pricegouging #Iran #IranWar

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Kevin Karhan

Mar 22

@EVGas that is still absurdly cheap!

Until #USians pay like $10/gal or >€2/l they should STFU and stop whining!

They caused this shite by letting the #OrangeTyrant commit a #CrimeOfAggression and they are complicit for not stopping him to this very day!

Fecking crybabies…

#USpol #Trump #FuelPrices #PriceGouging

blog.TO Mar 20

Ontario plans to ban ticket resales above face value to curb price gouging
If you've ever tried to buy tickets to see your favourite artist live only to find resale prices in the hundreds (or even thousands) above face value, Ontario may be about to change that, as the province moves to crack down on ticket scalpers and price gouging.On Friday, the provincial government announced it is introducing proposed amendments to t...
https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/03/ontario-plans-ban-ticket-resales/

Tim ☑️ 🔭🌃📷🪨🚴🌳Mar 18

Holy WTF, HP? The entire *printer* barely cost that much when I first bought it a few years ago.

Funnily enough, have ordered alternative non-HP ink instead. I can afford a whole new printer if need be (and to get away from HP with their evil "subscription" imposition mentality, would quite like the excuse to jump, tbh).

#HP #printer #PriceGouging #exploitation #bastards