How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?"

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  1. bisco

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    still $4.30 a week later
     
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    The cheapest here is $4.699/gal unless you have some sort of discount.

    I have two trips to Denver in the next two weekends. That will be about 1,400 miles of driving right there.
     
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    Uhp, crawled up another dime past national average here on Maui for bathwater, @$5.62 per.

    My Texaco's midgrade holds at $5.99, $0.20 more than others hock it, in that town. Then again, I will not put non-Top-Tier fuel in the 5G, and can afford mid-$30s for 5 gals, twice a month (y)
     
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    Down a dime today at my closest grocery-chain stations (non-Top-Tier), down a penny at the nearest Costco (which is Top Tier).

    Nearly all my local errands are within my PHEV's all-EV range, so gas purchases are linked only to road trips, and generally cheaper than local prices.
     
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    “Im not interested in people’s finances”
    Maga- “I’m not interested in my finances”
    So they go roll coal to prove it.
    Gas is up, never saw it this high. Most are over $6 for regular and the cheap stations too.
     
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    No, I just interested in the Arch of Trump, the billion dollar ballroom, and the non-reflecting swimming pool.

    Pay the insurectionist and the convicted criminals so they are financed to do it again.

    Then, I'll pardon them again.
     
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    FORM (Fuel & Oil Refresh Mode) on our plugin minivan runs after ~5 months until either 4+ gallons are added or when fuel tank drops to ⅛ tank remaining.
    Having refueled w/ cheap gas in January means FORM kicks in around 12 more days.
    FORM avoidance hacks;

    Disconnect 12v battery
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    Siphon 4 gallons then re-add
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    Scheduled 4hr trip to Happy Cove, Lake Coeur d'Alene in 10 days.

    Good to have alternatives
     
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    Isn't "anti-semitism" a common trope and dog-whistle to excuse the worst atrocities in the world?

    This pic was taken pre-AI, it's real, pictures don't lie.

    Is this what you're defending Fuzzy?

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    Weuuuuuu - scary ...... & evidently conspiratorial proof!
    Maybe a few con-trails sniffed too many?
    LOL
    Just for jolly's, here's a screenshot answer that Grok gave for percentages of multi-billionaires;

    Screenshot_20260522_103914_Grok.jpg

    so - maybe that begs the question, how come the remaining 91% aren't in charge of the world.

    or is this just simple Envy of any ethnicity with tons of dough

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