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Bwanajim 07-12-2023 04:49 PM
What was the price of fuel two years ago before Joey came in? 🤷🏼*♂️

Bwanajim 07-12-2023 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2234325)
And I can get gas at BJ's for $2.94 today.
And how much was gas two years ago before Joey took office?? 🤷🏼*♂️

Bwanajim 07-12-2023 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Boffin (Post 2234211)
FYI: national average cost of fuel one year ago was about 4.75. Current national average is about 3.65. Six months ago it was around 3.35.
Go figure eh?
And what was it two years ago before Joey came in?🤷🏼*♂️

CoachKandSportsguy 07-12-2023 08:40 PM
The better inflation measure is CORE, which excludes food and energy, which fluctuate widely due to nature and global politics.

CORE is up 4.8% year-on-year, which is more representative of what everyone is experiencing.

moving in the right direction, but don't expect any changes in interest rates down quite yet.

rmd2 07-22-2023 07:59 AM
$1.88

KAM+6 07-22-2023 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Bwanajim (Post 2234645)
And what was it two years ago before Joey came in?🤷🏼*♂️
During covid there were hardly any cars on the road. Supply and demand. That's when prices were down. Don't try to rewrite history. Facts matter.

dewilson58 07-22-2023 10:23 AM
Looks like political post are okay now.


:1rotfl::1rotfl:

Rainger99 07-22-2023 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 2234695)
The better inflation measure is CORE, which excludes food and energy, which fluctuate widely due to nature and global politics.
If you exclude the two items that everyone uses every day, (food and energy) it tends to skew the numbers.

dewilson58 07-22-2023 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 (Post 2237774)
If you exclude the two items that everyone uses every day, (food and energy) it tends to skew the numbers.
& these impact Villagers more than say, cost of houses.

Bay Kid 07-23-2023 06:33 AM
They made it funny money.

JMintzer 07-23-2023 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by KAM+6 (Post 2237757)
During covid there were hardly any cars on the road. Supply and demand. That's when prices were down. Don't try to rewrite history. Facts matter.
Huh? How did all of the people who were "essential" get to work? How did you get your Amazon packages? Did they develop a Star Trek "Transporter" while I wasn't looking?

KAM+6 07-23-2023 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2238042)
Huh? How did all of the people who were "essential" get to work? How did you get your Amazon packages? Did they develop a Star Trek "Transporter" while I wasn't looking?

I was an "essential worker" and I can tell you, as a fact, that the roads were practically empty. Three of my children normally commuted 30 miles to Boston, were given work at home assignments.

You can twist it, as you usually do, but the price of gas is set by the big oil, not by "Joey" or any president.

JMintzer 07-23-2023 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by KAM+6 (Post 2238127)
I was an "essential worker" and I can tell you, as a fact, that the roads were practically empty. Three of my children normally commuted 30 miles to Boston, were given work at home assignments.

You can twist it, as you usually do, but the price of gas is set by the big oil, not by "Joey" or any president.
And I can tell you they weren't. Yes, traffic was a bit lighter, but "empty"? Not even close...

Oh, and I never twisted anything... You must be confusing me with someone else...

Bill14564 07-23-2023 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2238161)
And I can tell you they weren't. Yes, traffic was a bit lighter, but "empty"? Not even close...

Oh, and I never twisted anything... You must be confusing me with someone else...
Traffic in Maryland was incredibly light, so light that my wife and I noted there were hardly any cars on the roads.

It was reported that traffic in the LA area was light enough that the smog cleared.

No, the roads were not empty but they was significantly less traffic. I'm sure someone somewhere has statistics on how many fewer miles were driven, how many fewer airline flights were flown, how many fewer cruise ships were in operation, and how much less gasoline and oil was being consumed during that time. All of which affected the demand side of the equation and helped to bring gas costs down.

JMintzer 07-23-2023 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2238168)
Traffic in Maryland was incredibly light, so light that my wife and I noted there were hardly any cars on the roads.

It was reported that traffic in the LA area was light enough that the smog cleared.

No, the roads were not empty but they was significantly less traffic. I'm sure someone somewhere has statistics on how many fewer miles were driven, how many fewer airline flights were flown, how many fewer cruise ships were in operation, and how much less gasoline and oil was being consumed during that time. All of which affected the demand side of the equation and helped to bring gas costs down.
Don't know where you live in MD, but in the DC suburbs, that certainly wasn't the case...

Oh, and the "smog in LA" has been much less for years... Well before the pandemic...

LA environmental success story: cleaner air, healthier kids - USC News


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