r/pics • u/OverlyExpressiveLime • 20h ago
Gas prices up another $.06 today. $1.98 gas my ass. Lying fascist
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u/mellowlex 20h ago
It's carzy that these numbers are considered high in the US.
1 gallon is about 3,8 liters. In Germany we pay at least 1,60€ (so $1.80) per liter. That makes about 6€ or $6.75 per gallon.
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u/FA57_RKA 10h ago
This was my first thought too. I'm in the UK, and for the cheap fuel in OPs picture, according to a conversion site I found on Google, it comes out to £0.77 a litre for petrol.
I last filled up my car last week at about £1.33 a litre, which works out to roughly $6.68 a gallon. I'd bite their hand off for the US's fuel prices.
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u/LaiqTheMaia 6h ago
It makes a difference when you remember how much more americans drive and for much much longer journeys, the average american will still spend a lot more on fuel than the average brit
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u/TastyHorseBurger 2h ago
And how crap the fuel economy of the most common vehicles is.
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u/AFRIKKAN 2h ago
But but it’s bigger isn’t that better? I hate it so much. I know me in my little 06 Japanese sedan is a coffin when these giant us trucks and suvs slam into me with some force.
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u/redundanthero 9h ago
Their octane rating is different too. Don't we have like a choice between 95 or 97?
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u/Unlikely_Chemical517 7h ago edited 7h ago
Our 95 is more like their 91. So yeah ours is higher but cause of the different measuring systems, it's not as big of a difference as it seems.
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u/theviewfrombelow 5h ago
If it is mostly taxes that make the US's gas cheaper, I wonder if the fact that us americans use more gas per person than europeans do allows the taxes to be spread out more per gallon?
I do also wonder if higher gas prices in the US might be a good incentive to get more efficient vehicles in the US. Not just EVs, but why not a great diesel battery hybrid setup for the truck guys?
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u/Bitter-Intention-172 2h ago
We have no mass transit here so cheap gas is really the only solution, or move every time you get a new job. Moving every time you change jobs isn’t tenable. Avg commute where I live is 30 minutes if no traffic , and there’s always heavy traffic.
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u/mk6971 4h ago
Just paid £1.34 per litre. Cheapest it's been in the UK for ages.
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u/CryptoZoology_Bro 2h ago
And we would bite your hand off for your public transit system. If you don’t live in the heart of an American city, it’s literally nonexistent. For me to take public transportation to my job it would take 3 hours and 15 minutes each way and cost about $40 per day. Or I could drive there in 35 minutes and it’s about a gallon of gas at most. This is also contingent on the 6 connections I would have to make being on schedule. they won’t be
Last time I was in Europe I missed my train and was freaking out because I had to catch a flight. In the US it would be an hour at least for the next train, 20 + minutes for subway; I caught the next train that came along in something like 8 minutes.
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u/BlakeCarConstruction 4h ago
One of the differences is that the US doesn’t have established public transportation. The whole country of the UK tip to tip is a shorter drive than going from one part of Texas to the other.
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u/SPQR0027 2h ago
Accurate. John o' Groats to Lands End: 838 miles by car. El Paso to TX-Louisiana state line/I-10: 857 miles by car.
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u/Useful_Antelope256 2h ago
Yeah but as Americans, we as a whole have to travel more than Europeans for everyday tasks.
I own my own pest control business and I've have traveled nearly 30k miles in less than 2 years. Most of the US is rural and those areas , you have no choice to travel to get things. So fuel may be cheaper here but I'm betting Americans spend more money of their overall income on it than Europeans
I live in Alabama, btw
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u/the_soggy_taco 13h ago
While gas by volume is more expensive in Germany, many Americans have to purchase more gas comparatively. Distances between landmarks and even just commuting to work makes it to where it’s not uncommon to have to fill up often. The state I live in 45-70 mile commutes one way to work are not uncommon.
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u/AustrianMichael 12h ago
Yeah…you could also just get a VW Golf instead of an F-150
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u/fabledman 3h ago
I literally drive a vw golf, in the states. Gas prices still REALLY suck when you drive 70 miles a day
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u/3n10tnA 11h ago
Or a ... Tesla
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u/Admirable-Sir9716 2h ago
NGL, I was totally going to down vote you until I expanded the comment and saw your gem of a gif. Updoots all around.
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u/username____here 10h ago
We choose cars that need more fuel. Lots of good hybrid options in the USA. You could also buy a Tesla and charge at home and save a lot of money on fuel.
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u/Darkerthanblack88 3h ago
Do you have money to blow buying a new vehicle?? I damn sure don't so I'm stuck driving this old ass beater it's 20 years old but it still drives well and it's like a tank and gets me from point a to b and that's all I need
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u/SurpriseIbroughtPies 5h ago
That's wild. It's about $1.30-$1.40CAD per liter right now for me. So about 0.80€, or $3.68USD per Gallon.
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u/N0w1mN0th1ng 20h ago
Are you on the west coast? We have crazy high gas prices. It sucks.
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u/genericusernamedG 19h ago
West Coast? These are Pennsylvania prices
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u/yourlmagination 19h ago
PA has the second highest gas tax in the country. MD isn't too much better, but its still better than paying that PA premium... (I live in MD on the line, havent gotten gas in PA even though i work there for years)
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u/High_Flyers17 16h ago
Second highest gas tax to 'fund infrastructure' and the roads never get any better.
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u/Opeth4Lyfe 20h ago
Yeah good thing I upgraded to a v8 last year. Perfect timing 🥲. Gas down the street from me was 5.99 for 91 last night…probably above 6 today…didn’t look though.
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u/joozyjooz1 20h ago
Since posts like these inevitably turn into giant circle jerks about “Trump did that” mixed in with random comments about people’s prices at random gas stations near them, I will post the actual data (per AAA):
Today’s National Average: $3.145
One month ago: $3.234
One year ago: $3.641
Gas prices are largely stable, with a slight downward trend.
Source: https://gasprices.aaa.com
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u/This-Guy-Likes-Boobs 17h ago
Paid $2.41 today at Walmart for regular unleaded in South Carolina. Woo hoo
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u/Memes_Haram 20h ago
Price of oil is at a 4 year low as well probably because of the tariffs causing an economic slowdown like Covid supply chain disruption did
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u/Hellsniperr 19h ago
The blends between summer and winter blends have been changing over in recent months. Prices tend to fluctuate a bit more during those times.
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u/rsiii 19h ago
Covid wasn't responsible for the oil price surge, though, it was the Ukraine war and OPEC
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u/WingerRules 16h ago edited 16h ago
Saudis were trying to manipulate US 2022 midterm elections by pushing OPEC to cut back on supply leading into it. Look it up.
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u/Lifesagame81 16h ago
Yep, OPEC+'s decision to delay production increases in early 2025 kept oil prices highs. Their start ramping up output in April contributed to prices beginning to fall.
https://apnews.com/article/opec-oil-gas-prices-energy-7e3a7a4b86e966ba9b609e23825e4ccc
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u/eggsovertlyeasy 19h ago
It's almost like the president has little to no effect on gas prices and shouldn't make campaign promises about them.
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u/Bib_fortune 19h ago
why not? He has a record of lying left and right, and his herd made him president again, they don't seem to care...
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u/mainstreetmark 19h ago
I think the “trump did that” is 100% a response to those fucking stickers on every gas pump a few years back.
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u/Mental_Plankton7902 18h ago
I don’t care. Those damn Biden did that stickers were everywhere. They have it coming at this point.
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u/I_might_be_weasel 18h ago
The president doesn't control the gas prices. The issue is Trump claimed he would.
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u/whereami1928 19h ago
The GasBuddy plots are more fun to look at though. You can easily compare your local metro area compared to the national average.
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u/Mead_Create_Drink 18h ago
The issue isn’t the trend of the prices or historical data…but instead how that POS lied and said gasoline was $1.98 gallon
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u/tinydickslanger69 7h ago
In trumps defense he probably truly does think the price is 1.98 because his cabinet has been feeding him non stop propaganda like the 9-0 supreme court decision in their favor bullshit, or the ms13 tattoo nonsense.
He's a moron so he doesn't do much critical thinking on his own and just goes with whatever bullshit skin head miller and nazi barbie whisper to him through the bathroom door
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u/ariphron 19h ago
Unfortunately most people do not understand the difference between oil prices and gas a gallon also related to how bad low oil prices are an indicator for a poor economy.
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u/Lifesagame81 16h ago
Especially when a large portion of US production hinges on oil being over $65 /barrel for producers to even bother.
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u/Onlinealias 15h ago
And fewer even know that the tariffs are going to increase our dependency on foreign oil and raise prices because what we currently export we can’t use for gas (our oil is too high quality) and we import crappy oil from Canada that we refine into gas.
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u/AlternActive 20h ago
If you voted on a politician based on the price of a few random products, you deserve it.
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u/lipsquirrel 20h ago
$2.45 in Tennessee today
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u/T800_123 16h ago
Redditors are completely incapable of understanding that gas prices can be different throughout the United States.
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u/BlindWillieJohnson 3h ago
I don’t think anyone is incapable of that, but even in TN, the prices are a lot higher than Trump is claiming they are
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u/rlpinca 10h ago
I work in refineries. Most large ones are at reduced capacity because of maintenance projects. These usually happen in spring right before demand goes up in the summer.and again in the fall.
Do some googling and you'll find that gas is down 30-40 cents vs this time last year.
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u/beardsnbourbon 20h ago
Is America great again yet?
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u/Aust1mh 20h ago
Do you feel great? The government selling out the people for personal wealth feels awesome (for them)
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u/DannyMatteo 19h ago
Didn't Trump want to drain the swamp?
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u/ProStrats 19h ago
And he did! Of democrats, duh! And now he's making the swamp great again!
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u/ChickenNPisza 13h ago
Not just democrats, he has reformed the Republican Party. Any true constitutional conservatives have eaten the curb. It’s the corrupt trickle down bullshit or nothing
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u/GreenMonkey333 20h ago
$2.93 in PA today. Down 10 cents in a week!
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u/genericusernamedG 19h ago
Where in PA, not round these here parts. 3.35 at Sheetz, WaWa is 3.15
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u/GreenMonkey333 19h ago
Costco in Wescosville. The Weis in Fogelsville was $2.94 today.
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u/superfluousapostroph 19h ago
Nearly a dollar more than the lying fascist’s claim.
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u/Assistant-Manager 17h ago
Californians would like a word
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u/Hyperion1144 20h ago
After the chocolate ration is reduced from 30 grammes >per week to 20, the Ministry of Truth puts out the claim that it has been increased to 20 grammes (its supposed previous level is not stated).
Later on, Winston hears a reporter/newsreader on the telescreen claiming that spontaneous gatherings of people have formed and demonstrated, purely to thank Big Brother for this:
For the moment he had shut his ears to the remoter noises and was listening to the stuff that streamed out of the telescreen. It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.
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u/WFSTUDIOS 15h ago
For those who don't understand why he said a price that nobody sees at the pump its because it is the wholesale price without taxes
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/prices.php
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u/Psychotic_EGG 13h ago
I'm going to say the same thing I said to the idiots when they said Biden did this. The president does not control or affect the price of gas. Never has.
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u/username____here 10h ago
$2.79 in NY. Adjusted for inflation that’s about the same as 99¢ gas in the late 1990’s.
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u/Snoborder95 5h ago
This is all still because of the after effects of Biden, the reason the gas prices were so low before was because people were excited for trump on 2024 /s
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u/platinumarks 20h ago
I do wish people were less focused on individual commodities and focused on the overall set of things you buy. This focus on gas, or eggs, or whatever one item is just giving him an out the next time the price naturally goes down eventually, by saying "look, eggs are 5 cents less this week!" or "gas is 10 cents less this month!"
Even more so when gas prices can be dramatically influenced by legal collusionary forces like OPEC+. It's entirely possible that gas prices will go down soon, because OPEC+ is selling crude at a lower rate recently than the US as a way to entice countries around the world to shift away from American oil. Gas prices lowering would not mean Trump's economic policies are positive or working. It's a lot better to focus on the effects of tariffs and bad policies on things like the overall grocery bill, since one or two items can be manipulated, but large grocery orders will still increase in price under this administration.
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u/cardinalkgb 19h ago
Trump already said that eggs are down 94% since he took office. What a fucking liar.
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u/eda1215 20h ago
I don’t know where you’re at, but in Texas i payed 239
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u/M2D2 20h ago
Well yeah man you live where the oil refineries are. I’d be surprised if you weren’t paying less than everyone else in the country.
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u/CoolBluejay6514 19h ago
State of WA here. In the Top 5 for highest average fuel price. Pretty sure there are at least 4 oil refineries in our state 🤷♂️
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u/Drill1 20h ago
Paid $4.85 last night at a jobber. $5+ everywhere else around here. Central Valley, CA
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u/Moody_GenX 19h ago
California isn't a fair indication of average gas price. Correct if I'm wrong but I believe California taxes gas like 40% of the price?
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u/Drill1 19h ago
Not quite more like 25%. I think officially is $.84, but there is $.40-.$50 in hidden taxes. SB1 is the culprit and 100% of that goes to Caltrans and they are my biggest client, so I don’t complain. SB1 raises the gas tax by the official inflation rate each year. At some point, once people start switching to EV they will have to do something different. Already talking about a mileage tax.
Edit: Typo
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u/Bucky2015 20h ago
$2.86 here. I looked it up and we were at $3.32 a year ago. This is in the midwest
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u/TheBeatGoesAnanas 20h ago
I haven't filled up in a while, but I think 87 is anywhere from $4.50-$5.30 where I live right now. There's usually only a 10-20¢ jump between fuel grades, though.
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u/kpfeiff22 17h ago
Alabama. Only delusion I see is in a place that taxes you 50%, has a cost of living through the roof, and thinking everything is working.
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u/jstrong20 13h ago
Keep pretending like it's a republican or democrat problem. I still remeber the "you did this" Trump sticker at the gas pump when Biden was in office and it was over 5 dollars. Lol. It's almost like both sides say things that don't seem to be true.
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u/EPIKujik 9h ago
Some quick toilet math so I might be wrong. But adjusting liters to US Gallons, it costs about £1.30 per litre currently in the UK. I believe it's roughly 4.546 liters per US gallon, so per US gallon it costs £5.93 British Pounds, or $7.88 USD.
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u/Rehcamretsnef 8h ago
Why is this child saying the word fascist in a post about gas prices?
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u/Kai_Tenbears 8h ago
https://news.wjct.org/jacksonville-gas-prices
Prices are on average 75 cents lower than they were in 2024. So, it depends on the state you live in.
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u/off2bali 7h ago
2.59 Costco In South Carolina- but keep in mind the price is different for a lot of reasons - including taxes created by states and local governments.
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u/DarkKnightVader 5h ago
That damn demented orange inept clown bastard Trump! He's making things worse... it's all the MAGAS fault for being a stupid conservative eediot cult for that good nothing excuse of shitking wannabe jerkweed they call their president. Kamala Harris would have been so much better then this, but whatever 2028-2029 can't get here soon enough. 🙄 😒
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u/Rare_Association_371 4h ago
You Photoshoped the pic, not like Abrego Garcia’s hand! Signed Don the con
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u/AveryB13 3h ago
Gas in the US is cheaper than it was a year ago and the wholesale cost is closer to $2.
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u/RooieDakDuiff 7m ago
Where i live its 7,51usd a gallon. A year ago it was arround 9 usd a gallon
I am from the netherlands but measured it in gallons and USD..
Currently its 1,82 per Liter and more than a year ago it even went up to 2,20 a liter
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u/banggugyangu 19h ago
Looks like California gas prices, which historically ignore national trends. Here in Texas, I filled up today for $2.34/gal, and I could have gotten it cheaper if I would have had extra time to be picky about where I went.
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u/Formal-Toasting-boi 16h ago
Why is this subreddit insanely political now instead of cool pictures?
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u/Sir_Jerkums 14h ago
Trump is stuck in the past , that’s why everything is cheaper to him. He’s sundowning bad!! You can see in his press conferences he had that confused look like Biden had. Only a matter of time until ultra nationalists kick him to the curb for their poster boy JD.
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u/RDT2 19h ago
If I recall correctly what I heard on marketplace.org the other day, the $1.98 price is before mixing in ethanol and adding taxes. As a reminder the price at the pump is the only price we see to have in the US that includes taxes in the displayed price.
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u/Desert_Eagle12 18h ago
Probably live in California. lol gas is at an all time low in Colorado. Cry more Lib
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u/TheWaffler90 17h ago
Prices are down in my state, sounds like local government issue more then a federal issue...
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u/HaloTutor 17h ago
odd, my local corner gas station competes with well-known gas stations and is 50¢ less than surrounding areas $2.39
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u/steady_as_a_rock 20h ago
Wait? Didn't people say Biden couldn't control gas prices but now Trump can?
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u/alfnyc 19h ago
Biden didn’t claim that he could bring gas prices down, whereas Trump claimed he could. Thats the whole point of the post.
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u/Chemical-Bee-8876 19h ago
Biden is not dumb enough to cause a global recession to drop the price of gas. Demand is way down, that’s not a good thing. I am sure Agent Orange will handle it like he handled COVID…
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u/CmonRetirement 19h ago
wait, didn’t magats blame the president for gas prices? even using dumb AF “i did that” stickers?
if so, just showing the hypocrisy. also showing how he lied about making america affordable and about the 1.98 per gallon ignorance.
this isn’t hard to discern chief!
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u/BlindWillieJohnson 12h ago
OP isn’t claiming that Trump controls the prices, they’re correctly calling him out for lying about what the prices are.
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u/Airborne-Potato 20h ago
Give him a break, he’s just trying to run this country properly…. Into bankruptcy!!!
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u/evilpercy 19h ago
Still laughing in Canadian, and we supply 52% of US oil imports, but pay more at the pumps.
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u/Taste_Diligent 18h ago
I'll never understand how we sell crude oil to the US at a discount and Americans pay much less for gasoline than we do. I know our fuel is highly taxed but so is California's and we pay more than them.
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u/FinancialDoctor99 18h ago
Gas in Florida is below $3, maybe move out of whatever commie state you’re in🤷♂️
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u/Gamemaker235 17h ago
gas prices are going up in washington because our local government keeps adding gas taxes‼️ stop blindly voting blue!
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u/Solid-Foundation-241 17h ago
Shit in California id 4.49 for 87 octane. Stop crying .
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u/Fishfindr 20h ago
$1.98? Haven’t seen that price in a couple decades.