ragincajun03

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This administration is obviously trying to fricking hide something at this point.

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They all are. Neither party wants all the stuff released. Just the stuff that gives some sort of vague, indiscernible hint of one or two of their “enemies” on the opposite side, just to rile up the base for more yelling and campaign donations.

Time for JD to step in and take over as Commander in Chief. The old man is beginning to show his age. Will be 80 this coming June.

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He's had quite a few ideas lately that are just bad or doesnt make sense.. this is one.

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I agree President Trump has thrown some stupid shite on the wall hoping it would stick, or at least do something/anything to help, but I don't think this is one of them.

He's merely proposing opening up more offshore blocks for Federal lease sales. No harm in opening it up. But don't count on it necessarily being some gamechanger. There's:

1 - Are companies willing to make that investment at this time?
2 - Are those states that own the land a few miles offshore going to allow you to get your product onshore to your downstream destination if they don't want you there in the first place?

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Where was this thread weekly in the, say, 2021-2024 timeframe?

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No need. That timeframe was the greatest in American history for consumers, taxpayers and the workforce, thanks to Biden’s Build Back Better.

Dear Tigerdroppers, I sincerely apologize for not posting my usual Monday gasoline price update. I got distracted yesterday driving all over the Permian Basin looking for Billy Bob Thornton. I have been unsuccessful in finding him.

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The nation’s average price of gasoline has risen 4.8 cents over the last week and stands at $3.03 per gallon, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 4.0 cents from a month ago but is 0.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 6.5 cents in the last week and stands at $3.728 per gallon.

“The national average price of gasoline edged higher last week, with the vast majority of states seeing prices climb,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and West Coast have kept prices elevated, and gasoline inventory data from the government showed another large weekly drop in supplies, which has temporarily propped up prices."

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Oil prices have remained under selling pressure over the last week, but inched up for the start of the new week on optimism that the U.S. government will reopen soon. In early Monday trade, a barrel of WTI crude was up 24 cents to $59.99 per barrel, down from last Monday’s $61.53 per barrel fetch. Brent crude was up 24 cents in early trade to $63.87, also a slight drop versus last week’s $65.96 per barrel start. While OPEC continues to raise production and will again for the month of December, a cooling global economy, coupled with the rise in output, has kept oil prices under pressure. China has been buying millions of barrels of crude oil for storage; any end to Beijing’s buying may lead to a sharp slowdown in prices.

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The states with the lowest average prices: Oklahoma ($2.52), Louisiana ($2.54), and Mississippi ($2.54).

The states with the highest average prices: California ($4.69), Hawaii ($4.41), and Washington ($4.16).

Biggest weekly changes: Colorado (-16.5¢), Maryland (+16.5¢), Delaware (+13.8¢), Florida (-11.5¢), Washington (-9.9¢).

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The states with the lowest average diesel prices: Texas ($3.19), Louisiana ($3.26), and Mississippi ($3.27).

The states with the highest average diesel prices: Hawaii ($5.15), California ($5.12), and Washington ($4.91).

Biggest weekly changes: Wisconsin (+24.0¢), Ohio (+16.5¢), Iowa (+15.7¢), West Virginia (+13.9¢), Kentucky (+13.4¢).

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Damn Trump raising gasoline prices to pay for his $2,000 tariff stimulus checks. :angry:

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Don’t underestimate that man just because he sounds like Foghorn Leghorn. I am surprised people still do that only to get their asses handed to him.

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I do think Kennedy is a smart dude. However, if he were serious about actually getting shite done and not just lobbing funny word-bombs, he would have run for Governor of Louisiana by now.

I understand him not running in 2015, as he and Vitter are allies, and it was supposed to be "Vitter's turn", but he should have challenged John Bel Edwards in 2019. Instead he sat on the sidelines in the commffy US Senate spot.

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Imagine $2000 being in any way meaningful.

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It is to ALOT of working/middle class people. Hell, it is, or should be, meaningful for upper middle class too.

I was billed $2k the other day for work one of our vehicles. :banghead:

SWEET!

I can finance my $150k jacked up Raptor for 15 years, and have some leftover cash for a downpayment on massive truck nuts.

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My grocery bill says otherwise. Especially meat, coffee, etc.

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Coffee is up, but damn, how much coffee do some of you people drink to notice? :lol:

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Prices are not that high and are already coming down, Trump administration officials argued Sunday, amid mounting outrage at the affordability of everyday goods.

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The administration is trying to climb out of the same hole that trapped former President Biden and his team: You can't convince people the economy's strong if they're paying more for almost everything they buy.

Voters delivered resounding defeats to GOP candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia this week, with exit polls showing voters focused on the economy preferred Democrats.

That's not how it usually works; voters typically trust Republicans over Democrats on economic issues.

"I don't want to hear about the affordability," President Trump said Thursday at the White House, when asked about the elections and consumers' concerns about paying for groceries.

"We had to stop the increase first, now we are starting to see prices level off, come down," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on ABC's "This Week," specifically citing lower gas prices, interest rates and mortgage rates.

He also argued that any price pressure was an ongoing consequence of Biden-era inflation, which the administration is now addressing.

"I think we are making substantial progress on that, and I think over the coming months and the next year, prices are going to come down."

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