When you go to the gas pump in the coming days

[orangecrush]

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And see the $6 a gallon or more prices, thank Putin and his fluffer Trump, and be grateful you're here and not there, running with your kids for an air raid shelter.

[JohnSJ]

1. That should motivate people to buy more fuel efficient vehicles

[Dial H For Hero]

2. At the margin, it will. But most people aren't in a position to upgrade their car right now,

especially given current used car prices.

[JohnSJ]

4. Sure, it would apply mostly to those who need a new vehicle. Prices will eventually stabilize

[orangecrush]

3. Got that right.

And Democrats need to hammer on the Putin supporting GOP with this daily.

[LizBeth]

5. Most of the poor are already there, car prices do not encourage anyone to buy anything

especially the poor and the extra in gas will merely be taken away from the food, rent and utility bills but hey.... Nothing like compassion here.

[orangecrush]

7. Yes

It's going to be horrible.

[LizBeth]

9. I can embrace your statement in your OP, but this statement was just insensitive to those

that will be truly hurt and are in a rough place now with already inflated prices.

[orangecrush]

12. Sorry

The intent was to sympathize.

[LizBeth]

16. Misunderstanding here. I got that is what you were doing so to clarify.

I was agreeing with you on your OP, and I get that your response was being sympathic. I was just reiterating that my discourse was with a poster to say, by fuel efficient and then all is good.

[orangecrush]

17. No worries!

[Scrivener7]

10. Those who bought gas guzzlers in the past were not being

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very compassionate to those of us who like to live on a habitable planet.

Compassion depends on your point of view.

[LizBeth]

11. Wow.

[Dial H For Hero]

14. Neither of my vehicles get more than 24 mpg on the highway. Guess I'm not very compassionate.

Oh, well.

[NickB79]

19. In a previous post you said you only drive a few miles a day

So your cars aren't really part of this discussion.

[Dial H For Hero]

20. Good point. It seems I am compassionate after all.

Which means I get to drive a Porsche convertible and still be a nice guy. Life is good!

[raccoon]

6. Thank you. Nt

[orangecrush]

8. You're welcome!

[Calculating]

13. Good thing I got my Tesla

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[marie999]

18. I know nothing about economics, why are prices rising so much besides greed?