$7-a-gallon gas?

[Methais]

Hah. Like the people that think you should be taxed based on net worth. Like umm what? Gotta sell assets every year just to pay that bill? Da dk?

Some democrat tard, I forgot who, was talking some shit a few months ago about how we should be taxing unrealized capital gains.

Because that wouldn't destroy the world economy overnight or anything.

[ClydeR]

Leftists are not saying we need to buy Teslas. Teslas are specifically exempt from the tax credit you get from the government because they aren't made with union labor.

Tesla electric vehicles, just like General Motors electric vehicles, are ineligible for the tax credit because they are produced by a manufacturer that has surpassed production of 200,000 electric vehicles. Tesla and GM are the only two companies, so far, to reach that milestone. There was a proposal in Congress, which you may be thinking about, to give a tax credit for the purchase of electric vehicles made by union labor. As with most bills in Congress, it did not pass.

[Parkbandit]

Tesla electric vehicles, just like General Motors electric vehicles, are ineligible for the tax credit because they are produced by a manufacturer that has surpassed production of 200,000 electric vehicles. Tesla and GM are the only two companies, so far, to reach that milestone. There was a proposal in Congress, which you may be thinking about, to give a tax credit for the purchase of electric vehicles made by union labor. As with most bills in Congress, it did not pass.

I was referring to the rebate in the "Build Back Better" bill that is currently stalled in Congress. Tesla is the only major US manufacturer that wouldn't be eligible because it wasn't built by union labor.

[ClydeR]

The cost of gasoline is falling so fast that it is beginning to put real money back in the pockets of drivers, defying earlier projections and offering an unexpected gift for the holidays.

Filling up is now as cheap as it was in February, just before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine touched off a global energy crisis. AAA reported the average nationwide price of a gallon of regular Wednesday was $3.50, and gas price tracking company GasBuddy projected it could drop below $3 by Christmas. And all of that relief probably helped drive robust shopping over Thanksgiving weekend.

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What caused the drop in gas prices? I think it was caused by rising interest rates.

[Seran]

What caused the drop in gas prices? I think it was caused by rising interest rates.

Profit taking is done for the year and without a fully Republican Congress, oil companies and refiners aren't getting their windfall profit rebate​ they were expecting to receive as compensation for the strain of making so much money.

[Parkbandit]

What caused the drop in gas prices? I think it was caused by rising interest rates.

According to Seran, President Biden has the ability to drop the price of oil, but has nothing to do with the rise in oil prices.. that is Putin/Trump/Big Oil/Gas Station Attendants/Republicans fault.

[drumpel]

What caused the drop in gas prices? I think it was caused by rising interest rates.

The drop in gas prices was due to Elon Musk firing most of Twitter employees. So many fewer people needing to buy gas now that demand has dropped enough to cause prices to fall.