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Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it’s an ‘inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war (apnews.com)

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EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up didn’t require difficult decisions.

“Is it going to be groceries this week?” asked the 28-year-old Amazon delivery driver as he watched the numbers tick higher. “Is it gonna be getting gas in our tank to go to work?”

He shook his head when asked about President Donald Trump’s assertion last week that higher gas prices are a small price to pay for the war with Iran.

“I don’t feel like it’s a good trade-off,” Martinez said. “I don’t feel like this is good for anyone.”

Voters across the country, and across the political spectrum, tend to agree.

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[–] voxthefox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you actually believe that then have the government subsidize the price difference at the pump? Oh what's this, you mean its inexpensive because you dont have to pay it? That's on brand.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I think they’re already subsidizing it as much as they can and it’s still this expensive - oil companies get direct subsidies, we’ve been dipping into the national reserve and they approved adding more ethanol to the gas to bring prices down and sacrifice our fuel economy and add wear to our engines.