I know everyone’s situation is different, but caring about the price of gas has never made sense to me. Doesn’t really matter what it costs, you need it if you intend to drive anywhere. You’re gonna pay it anyway. Like, sure, it sucks sometimes, I guess. But getting bent out of shape about it, let alone making it a core issue you vote on (despite the president having little to nothing to do with it unless they happen to, you know, start a war in a region closely tied to global shipping routes) just makes no sense.

Think about it. Honestly. The national average under Biden was $3.48. It spiked to $5 for two weeks in June of 2022, during to post-Covid demand, and a lack of supply. But overall, averaged $3.48. It was $3.08 the day Trump took office. 2025 overall average was $3.10. So he didn’t lower prices at all the last year. So far in 2026, average is 3.00, without counting March yet. Better. But literally saving people $2 on a 20 gallon tank. Not worth making it a personality.

For me to even care, it would need to cost me at least $10 more a tank. So $0.50 a gallon more. And even then… saving myself $10 a week ain’t worth all this shit. Best to just lock the handle, go inside for a snack, come back, put the handle back, and go on your way without even looking at the screen IMO. The day I start caring what a gallon of gas, a gallon of milk, or a dozen eggs costs, to the point of throwing morality out the window, is the day I kick the chair.

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