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2022 Mar 8, 11:35am   79,795 views  535 comments

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AAA Lists Most Expensive States for Gas: 9 of Top 10 Are Run by Democrats
David Hawkins March 8, 2022

According to AAA here are the most expensive states for gas as of Monday:

The American Automobile Association (AAA) has listed the top-ten most expensive states to buy gas, nine of which are run by Democrats.

According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of gas is $4.06 and rising.

The average is now 45 cents more than a week ago, 62 cents more than a month ago, and $1.30 more than a year ago.

And it promises to get worse as the West debates banning Russian oil.

AAA has released a list of the ten states with the most expensive gas prices and most are blue states.

The only red state in the top ten is Alaska, which surprisingly comes in at number 6.

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said:

“There are few words to describe the unprecedented rise in gasoline prices over the last week, with massive spikes coast to coast in both gasoline and diesel prices, as oil prices jump to their highest since 2008. ...

California: $5.34
Hawaii: $4.69
Nevada: $4.59
Oregon: $4.51
Washington: $4.44
Alaska: $4.39
Illinois: $4.30
Connecticut: $4.28
New York: $4.26
Pennsylvania: $4.23




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134   WookieMan   2022 Apr 4, 4:51pm  

Goran_K says
$7/gallon gas would be devastating to their budget.

For sure. It's a tax on the poor and middle class. Biden claims to be helping them. Up is down though now. Morons will believe them even as people are jumping ship in the admin and Hunter's shenanigans are back in the spotlight. Worst POTUS in my short lifetime, that's for sure.
135   richwicks   2022 Apr 5, 8:46am  

WookieMan says
Biden claims to be helping them. Up is down though now. Morons will believe them even as people are jumping ship in the admin and Hunter's shenanigans are back in the spotlight. Worst POTUS in my short lifetime, that's for sure.


I'm 1/2 a century old. I wouldn't consider my life that short, and without any question Biden is the worst president in my lifetime.

My parents thought Carter was the worst, they are in the 80's and I know without any doubt they consider Biden the worst in their lifetime. My grandmother thought Carter was the worst in HER lifetime, despite being a democrat, remembering FDR fondly..

If we had an honest election system, and we don't, I think Biden would be the death knell of the Democratic party. He might be anyhow. If my grandmother was still alive, she won't still be a democrat today with all it's craziness. I was sympathetic to the party until it was shown Obama was a clear Neocon and the entire establishment of the party was on board with that. They lost a lot of people when they sunk Sanders - not that I think Sanders would have been a good president, but he SEEMED like Carter - a nice person that was over his head.

I think Carter got handed a bad situation. Volker is the one that got inflation under control, but it wasn't Carter's fault we had runaway inflation, it was really Nixon that did that by abandoning the gold standard, and that was really the Fed that forced that.
136   NDrLoR   2022 Apr 5, 9:01am  

richwicks says
it was really Nixon that did that by abandoning the gold standard, and that was really the Fed that forced that.
That didn't help, but it got its start before that. Through the 50's and mid-60's, it hovered between 1% and 2% along with a booming economy with a few short recessions. In 1966, the first year spending programs of The Great Society went into effect, it was 3.5%, by 1969 it was 6.2% and it was off and running. It scared Nixon, who imposed wage and price controls in two phases between '71 and '72 to get re-elected and they abated a bit but were ineffective in the long run. Safely in office by '73, the controls were removed and with the Arab Oil Embargo, prices exploded to double digits every month in 1974 for a 13.4% yearly average and would set the tone for the rest of the 70's.
137   FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden   2022 Apr 8, 1:32pm  

guys its fucked up.

so went to $6 a gallon, fag biden gets off his balls for a minute and opens reserves… $5.85 a gallon.

shit was 3.50 before, wtf!!!! and seems like wveryone just went along with it. i don’t see anyone complaining about gas prices anymore.
138   Goran_K   2022 Apr 8, 1:36pm  

Fortwaynemobile says
guys its fucked up.

so went to $6 a gallon, fag biden gets off his balls for a minute and opens reserves… $5.85 a gallon.

shit was 3.50 before, wtf!!!! and seems like wveryone just went along with it. i don’t see anyone complaining about gas prices anymore.


Damn you Cali peeps are getting straight up democrat anal raped.

I just filled up my wife's Hybrid at $3.52/gallon and I thought that was HIGH (I'm used to paying in the $2.60-$2.70 for 87).
139   WookieMan   2022 Apr 11, 7:23am  

Gas prices are bad, but I think it's being a bit dramatized. Where I'm at gas prices have hit this level before. Lived through it just fine. Whether you love or hate Biden, at some point he'll be forced to fix the situation. Fact is leftist use as much or more energy thinking they're doing the "right" thing.

It's no different than people up in arms saying Trump was a crazy person and would destroy the world. I'd say he did a good job overall. But if Biden wants to not destroy the Democratic party, he NEEDS to get fuel prices down. Dems generally are poorer and this is essentially a gas tax on the poor who vote for him. It's all a game anyway, but Democrats are going to lose the House and probably the Senate if Biden doesn't get shit calmed down. Get gas down and stop with any Covid bull shit. Move forward. Don't worry about the "green" people. We're more efficient as a society than ever. Think about 60 watt light bulbs. I'd think most people have 8-10 watt LED bulbs now. That's a fucking massive reduction. Go pump some fucking oil Joe. We're the greenest we've ever been.
140   zzyzzx   2022 Apr 11, 7:48am  

WookieMan says
Whether you love or hate Biden, at some point he'll be forced to fix the situation.


Really? Why? Democrats would love to have $8/gallon (or more) gasoline in the US.
141   zzyzzx   2022 Apr 11, 7:52am  

WookieMan says
But if Biden wants to not destroy the Democratic party,


Democrats might have to cheat harder to stay in power.
142   Shaman   2022 Apr 11, 8:59am  

One nice thing about $6.00 gas in LA is that the traffic is much better! My commutes are fairly tolerable lately! And I drive a hybrid so I’m not feeling the pinch much. Seriously less cars on the road. The oldsters are forced to keep their Oldsmobiles garaged and not take random pleasure drives to slow down traffic. Otherwise they’ll have to eat cat food.
143   Goran_K   2022 Apr 11, 9:06am  

zzyzzx says
WookieMan says
Whether you love or hate Biden, at some point he'll be forced to fix the situation.


Really? Why? Democrats would love to have $8/gallon (or more) gasoline in the US.


Yeah I was going to say, Biden isn't trying to fix anything. Him and his party are trying really hard to force social change and a "great reset", this is just step 1 out of 99. Fixing gas prices is not in their plan.
144   HeadSet   2022 Apr 11, 2:42pm  

WookieMan says
if Biden wants to not destroy the Democratic party, he NEEDS to get fuel prices down.

I hear your governor/legislature has pushed a law requiring gas station owners to put a message on receipts stating that this year's 2 cent addition to the gas tax has been delayed. Also making grocers put on their receipts verbiage about a delay in tax on groceries. Free propoganda.
145   AmericanKulak   2022 Apr 11, 2:51pm  

DooDahMan says
Flogas Energy boss Paul Kenny said: "All Irish energy suppliers are faced with the same rising wholesale cost increases. While we have worked hard to minimise and delay price changes during the winter months, we now regrettably need to reflect the increased costs in our prices."


Doneil O'Trump:

"Beautiful Clean Peat. That's what our isle needs, beautiful clean peat for heating fuel."
146   FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut   2022 Apr 11, 3:12pm  

Fucking $6.50 for 91, or $6.10 for 87.

What choice do I have other than bitching about it? Went to white house and sent them contact form and called them faggots for letting gas prices spike so high. I know won't do much, but that's the only feedback I can give them.

It's not affecting how much I drive, I drive when I need to, not for funsies. Shit is costing me a lot more though.
147   richwicks   2022 Apr 11, 4:12pm  

WookieMan says
Whether you love or hate Biden, at some point he'll be forced to fix the situation.


Do you believe Joe Biden really got elected? That he got the most votes as a percentage of eligible voters ever? That he's literally the most popular presidential candidate in all of US history?

If he did get elected, yes, he'll have to fix it. If he didn't get elected, he doesn't have to fix anything, and in fact, nothing will be fixed. I don't believe he was elected.

Can't you see what a joke our government is yet? We just got installed onto the supreme court a woman whose main qualifications is she's female and black. She's also very soft on child rapists and pornographers, and she is the one that prosecuted the case of that guy that went into Comet Ping Pong pizza who fired a single shot, that conveniently destroyed the hard disk of a computer on site.

It's a joke. Biden could literally nominate a horse to the supreme court and it would be confirmed. The entire system is a joke.
149   zzyzzx   2022 May 6, 5:47am  

No issues in getting gas in this part of the Northeast. Gas Buddy reports it at $4.259 in my area. Haven't bought gas in a while though.
150   clambo   2022 May 17, 4:26am  

What's odd is that Mexico gasoline prices at the same price they were back in October.

It's about 20 pesos/liter. 20 pesos=$1 USD 1 US gallon=3.785 liters=$3.79 per gallon.

The government Mexico has controls over prices of some things which are considered essential, including some foodstuffs, electricity, etc.

It's a little weird because while Mexico produces crude oil, it must import some gasoline from the USA.

For my friends in Mexico, $3.79 is still very much money to spend on this necessity.
151   FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden   2022 May 17, 6:43am  

7 a gallon here
152   AmericanKulak   2022 May 17, 8:52am  

DooDahMan says
Highest Ever U.S. Gasoline Prices Aren’t Destroying Demand


Well yeah, that's no surprise. Hemophiliacs still need blood transfusions even if it doubles or triples in price.
153   FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut   2022 May 18, 7:58am  

HunterTits says

FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden says

7 a gallon here


Where is 'here'?


los angeles county, various gas stations. most are close to $7, some are over $7. I live in the San Fernando Valley, this isn't a ritzy area. I imagine beverly hills just bends people over at gas stations, fucks them in the ass, and tells them to learn to like it.
154   Bd6r   2022 May 18, 9:23am  

Unbelievable prices in TX - every gas station is now over $4 first time in my memory.
155   TheSameAD   2022 May 18, 10:02pm  

Gasbuddy is a great website to find the cheapest gas prices in your zipcode.

Patrick and the Californians on patnet are fucked just looking at the average gas prices by zipcode in California. Governor Newsom should have a tax holiday and cut the gas tax and sales tax.

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156   WookieMan   2022 May 20, 5:44am  

I know gas prices hurt for everyone, but who actually pays attention? Around 10 years ago I stopped giving a shit about prices. Drive a gas guzzling SUV. I notice now that I fill $100+ if close to E, but that's once a week and doesn't really move the needle financially for us. Wife's gas is paid for by the company. We could get a minivan to be more efficient gas wise..... said no guy ever.

SUV space, comfort and towing. Can't do that with a minivan. Also, very mild off roading/camping SUV has a higher clearance on rough dirt/gravel roads.
157   zzyzzx   2022 May 20, 5:49am  

$4.559/gallon in Severn, MD
158   FuckTheMainstreamMedia   2022 May 20, 6:51am  

WookieMan says

I know gas prices hurt for everyone, but who actually pays attention? Around 10 years ago I stopped giving a shit about prices. Drive a gas guzzling SUV. I notice now that I fill $100+ if close to E, but that's once a week and doesn't really move the needle financially for us. Wife's gas is paid for by the company. We could get a minivan to be more efficient gas wise..... said no guy ever.

SUV space, comfort and towing. Can't do that with a minivan. Also, very mild off roading/camping SUV has a higher clearance on rough dirt/gravel roads.


It’s a massive disaster for low and middle income Los Angeles residents. I’m talking mostly people in the $40-80k range(no one with income lower than that should be driving a car in LA). Public transportation in LA curently is not safe or sanitary due to the explosion of homeless people thanks to Eric Garcetti. So driving 30-40 miles a day to get to work and back, in mostly non electric vehicles that are older and likely gas guzzlers….we are talking several hundred dollars a month more for people that don’t have that much money.
159   RWSGFY   2022 May 20, 6:58am  

WookieMan says

I know gas prices hurt for everyone, but who actually pays attention? Around 10 years ago I stopped giving a shit about prices. Drive a gas guzzling SUV. I notice now that I fill $100+ if close to E, but that's once a week and doesn't really move the needle financially for us. Wife's gas is paid for by the company. We could get a minivan to be more efficient gas wise..... said no guy ever.

SUV space, comfort and towing. Can't do that with a minivan. Also, very mild off roading/camping SUV has a higher clearance on rough dirt/gravel roads.


Whining about gas prices is an American favorite pasttime, no matter if the actual price increase is life-changing for the individual or not.
160   RWSGFY   2022 May 20, 6:59am  

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

WookieMan says

I know gas prices hurt for everyone, but who actually pays attention? Around 10 years ago I stopped giving a shit about prices. Drive a gas guzzling SUV. I notice now that I fill $100+ if close to E, but that's once a week and doesn't really move the needle financially for us. Wife's gas is paid for by the company. We could get a minivan to be more efficient gas wise..... said no guy ever.

SUV space, comfort and towing. Can't do that with a minivan. Also, very mild off roading/camping SUV has a higher clearance on rough dirt/gravel roads.


It’s a massive disaster for low and middle income Los Angeles residents. I’m talking mostly people in the $40-80k range(no one with income lower than that should be driving a car in LA). Public transportation in LA curently is not safe or sanitary due to the explosion of homeless p...


Right, but you still can't cross LA in daytime without hitting multiple hellish traffic jams, so gas prices still aren't high enough to change habits ( driving or voting).
161   Hugh_Mongous   2022 May 21, 9:58pm  

FuckTheMainstreamMedia says

WookieMan says

I know gas prices hurt for everyone, but who actually pays attention? Around 10 years ago I stopped giving a shit about prices. Drive a gas guzzling SUV. I notice now that I fill $100+ if close to E, but that's once a week and doesn't really move the needle financially for us. Wife's gas is paid for by the company. We could get a minivan to be more efficient gas wise..... said no guy ever.

SUV space, comfort and towing. Can't do that with a minivan. Also, very mild off roading/camping SUV has a higher clearance on rough dirt/gravel roads.


It’s a massive disaster for low and middle income Los Angeles residents. I’m talking mostly people in the $40-80k range(no one with income lower than that should be driving a car in LA). Public transportation in LA curently is not safe or sanitary due to the explosion of homeless p...


Will it force the illegals to go back south of the border? No? So it's not that bad then.
162   AD   2022 May 22, 12:55pm  

Hugh_Mongous says
Will it force the illegals to go back south of the border? No? So it's not that bad then.


The only way it does is if it gets worse in Los Angeles than it does in Mexico as far as socioeconomic such as pubic education, standard of living and crime.

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163   Eman   2022 May 22, 3:04pm  

socal2 says
my electric consumption went up 25% a month but my electric bill went down about $10/month on this plan.


This happened to me too. Electric consumption went up while the electricity bills went down after switching to the EV plan.

I’m a yolo, within my means, type of guy. I run the A/C full blast when hot and crank up the heater when cold. I’ll save when it’s convenient, but will not go out of my way and try to save when it’s not.

Life is short. Do what makes us happy. Can’t take anything with us when we’re gone.
164   B.A.C.A.H.   2022 May 22, 4:03pm  

FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut says
los angeles county, various gas stations. most are close to $7, some are over $7. I live in the San Fernando Valley, this isn't a ritzy area.


$7 per gallon at California minimum wage of $15 per hour is 28 minutes of labor in exchange for a gallon, in a modest 20 mpg vehicle will cost us about a minute and a half of labor to drive one mile. Half that amount, about 45 seconds of minimum wage labor, if we carpool with just one other person.

Super-cheap, super bargain. Bargain Of The Millenia.
165   B.A.C.A.H.   2022 May 22, 4:29pm  

clambo says
For my friends in Mexico, $3.79 is still very much money to spend on this necessity.


Yes, like my in laws in the Philippines.

Like I wrote in the post above, $20 per gallon gasoline will cost you about a minute and a half of California Minimum Wage Labor to drive a modest 20 mpg vehicle one mile. That's if your the kind of California driver who doesn't like to share: about 45 seconds of labor if you carpool with one other person.

Nothing like that Bargain for everyday folks or minimum wage folks in places like Mexico and the Philippines.

But instead of being grateful we will bitch and complain and blame everyone (except ourselves for the choices we've made), and we won't cut our cost in half by sharing (carpooling).
167   Booger   2022 May 22, 5:18pm  

B.A.C.A.H. says
we won't cut our cost in half by sharing (carpooling


Fuck carpooling, I'm riding with Hitler instead.

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168   stereotomy   2022 May 22, 5:38pm  

Hugh_Mongous says
Will it force the illegals to go back south of the border? No? So it's not that bad then.


They walk or swim. WTF do gas prices have to do with them, other than make it more expensive for border patrol (Hah!).
169   AD   2022 May 22, 6:38pm  

Eman says
I’m a yolo, within my means, type of guy. I run the A/C full blast when hot and crank up the heater when cold. I’ll save when it’s convenient, but will not go out of my way and try to save when it’s not.


I saved a lot of money as it takes money to make money. I reached critical mass for savings (as Bob Brinker would say) so I could work at home and work on what I wanted to work on. Working from home earns me extra income so I can live more carefree like setting the thermostat to 69 during summer.

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170   RWSGFY   2022 May 23, 7:50am  

stereotomy says

Hugh_Mongous says
Will it force the illegals to go back south of the border? No? So it's not that bad then.


They walk or swim. WTF do gas prices have to do with them, other than make it more expensive for border patrol (Hah!).


They walk or swim to their jobs in LA? Interesting. Walk I can understand, but what do they swim? It's not like LA had an elaborate network of canals, like Venice...
171   stereotomy   2022 May 23, 7:57am  

RWSGFY says

stereotomy says

Hugh_Mongous says
Will it force the illegals to go back south of the border? No? So it's not that bad then.


They walk or swim. WTF do gas prices have to do with them, other than make it more expensive for border patrol (Hah!).


They walk or swim to their jobs in LA? Interesting. Walk I can understand, but what do they swim? It's not like LA had an elaborate network of canals, like Venice...

My bad, I'm thinking of TX, where there's this thing called the Rio Grande.
172   WookieMan   2022 May 23, 8:47am  

I have to ask, who disliked my comment (186). I don't really care, kind of, but seriously, what was to dislike? I get it could come across as bragging about not worrying about fuel, but outside of that, what was to dislike? Methinks someone is a minivan driver.

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