RDillingOct 30, 2024
Laffy

Via Ammar Moussa:

Gas prices coming down. The economy is growing.

Kamala #Harris is promising to cut taxes and has a plan to lower costs for families.

Donald #Trump is promising “hardship” and a national sales tax.

That’s the choice.

Breaking News: The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8% annual rate last quarter, as consumer spending remained robust.

Oct 30, 2024 at 2:03pmWeb
Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up!Oct 30, 2024
@GottaLaff Unemployment and inflation numbers under #Biden are far better than under #Reagan, but Ronnie is somehow a secular economic saint to the Right. Makes no sense, does it?
Show threadLesley Carhart Oct 30, 2024
@GottaLaff Share this to the damn world. It needs to be on TV and billboards. It won't influence the cult, but it might educate some traditional conservatives who are absolutely under a rock.
Show threadColesStreetPotholeOct 30, 2024
@GottaLaff
We've outpaced other economies over the past four years—by A LOT.
https://weatherishappening.network/@ColesStreetPothole/113396612712121044
Show threadJay ElbeyOct 30, 2024
@GottaLaff
Gas is down to $2.87/gallon in my neighborhood.
Show threadNonya Bidniss Oct 30, 2024
@JayElbey @GottaLaff It's in the $2.60s here.
Show threadLothus MarqueOct 30, 2024
@Nonya_Bidniss @JayElbey @GottaLaff Oddly, within about 25 miles it's either at 2.69 or 2.85 around me. (Missouri) I assume some of that variance has to do with tanker travel distance but it varies dramatically inside the larger nearby city too. Either way it's nice to see since I can't afford an EV at the moment.
Show threadNonya Bidniss Oct 30, 2024
@lothus I can drive to the other side of town and will find gas stations charging $0.20 more. @JayElbey @GottaLaff
Show threadNonameOct 30, 2024
@JayElbey @GottaLaff
Economy very strong
Show threadRob BosOct 30, 2024

@JayElbey

$1.09CAD/L. Damn.

It makes me both happy and sad to see that. Cheap gasoline makes it so much easier to justify keeping and purchasing CO2-emitting vehicles.

It's feeding the addiction, but the addiction exists and high prices only make the suffering worse.

@GottaLaff

Show threadDervishOct 30, 2024
@rbos @JayElbey @GottaLaff I'm not positive expensive gasoline cuts down on driving or the appeal of gas-guzzling vehicles. It's $4.80/gallon here ($1.28 USD/l) and almost everybody's still driving one person per vehicle and choosing to buy SUVs instead of anything smaller.
Show threadRob BosOct 30, 2024

@Dervishpi Yeah, it's certainly not going to have short-term effects. Price elasticity of demand for gas means that you have to have years of high prices before the demand changes.

And it's also true that there are other factors, like the existing car-oriented infrastructure making it very difficult to change. That's a generational change that (I hope) is only just starting to really get rolling here.

Show threadDervishOct 30, 2024
@rbos I'm watching Tesla charging stations going in all over the place. Not my favorite company, but I can hope it will inspire competitors.
Good point about the startup delay for changes, though!
Show threadatticus1956Oct 30, 2024

@JayElbey @GottaLaff

I paid $2.41 at Sam's Club in OKC.

Show threadAlceste ('fort bien, mais...') 🇵🇸 ☮️Oct 30, 2024
@GottaLaff Palestinians have no choice. It's one murderer accomplice of another.