JD Vance Says You Should Be Grateful Gas Prices Aren’t Even Higher

If someone is concerned about climate policy and wants people to curtail their ICE vehicle use, high fuel prices are probably going to be the only realistic way that this is gonna be exposed to the consumer (like, we probably aren't going to have an administration impose fuel rationing or something) so this is pretty good. Not only are they high, but it's also good odds that your favorite politician isn't the one taking the political hit for it. As the article points out:

In the U.S., gas prices were less than $3 per gallon before the start of the Iran war in February, and since then, the national average is now $4.14. That increase has cost Americans more than $50 billion, according to a Brown University analysis. As of this writing, the most expensive gas in America is in California, where car owners are spending as much as $5.78 per gallon. That has hurt the economy, with Americans spending a lot less money on vacations over the summer. Flights and road trips have also declined, as jet fuel costs have also been affected by the Iran war.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/26/1134677/gas-prices-electric-vehicles/

Historically, this is exactly the sort of moment that’s pushed people to reevaluate how they get around. During the oil crisis of the 1970s, Americans switched to smaller, more efficient cars in droves. It was a major opportunity for Japanese automakers, whose vehicles tended to fit this mold better than those produced by their US counterparts.

Nice, round numbers do tend to get people’s attention. Some point to $4 per gallon (which the national average is quite close to right now). At that price, the total cost of ownership for an EV is comfortably lower than the cost for a gas-powered car, even with higher electricity prices, according to data from the energy consultancy BloombergNEF.

Then again, maybe that won’t quite do the trick: One survey from Cox Automotive found that most US consumers would consider switching to an EV or hybrid if gas prices hit $6 per gallon.

Mind, I don't think that Trump is gonna get a Greenpeace or Sierra Club endorsement any time soon...

The Trump regime continues to randomly blast ships out of the water half a world away with no care for who's onboard

Iran is shooting at ships in its waters

Double-tapping survivors. They were fishing boats, but even if they had been gun runners, that’s a war crime. Textbook definition.

As I understand it, that's still happening.

Some of us have gotten past that.

For now.

Sounds like youre owed some fuck around

"You ain't seen nothing yet!"

U.S.’s Gulf Arab allies say “that would be the worst thing in the world.”

Yes because they are right there. America, on the other hand, is very far away from that area. Not that we should abandon allies, but we should approach the situation with all of the context in mind and afford it the response that aligns best with our country's interests.

Meanwhile, our biggest allies in Europe have been moving away from oil, since they used to get tons of it from Russia.

They somehow learned that it's not great to rely heavily on a resource that needs to be imported from dodgy areas of the world. It's weird that America can't seem to understand that very simple lesson.

Typical abuser behaviour.
"I only hit you once. Now thank me. THANK ME.
...
Don't make me hit you again!!!"

"th...thank you."

"Thank you, what?"

"thank you...sir?"

"AGAIN!"
"thank you, sir."

"Good peasant. Now go away and don't cause any more trouble."

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I used to be a live and let live kind of person, but the last ten years has made me a "kill the evil rich and powerful people" person.

I also want them to go higher because the air is cleaner when more people stop driving ICE cars.

Not only using their reserves, it also doesn't seem like they're making demands for doing it too.

Of course they might just be waiting for the right time.

Halfway there

Livin on a prayer

doubt the grim reaper can killhimself,. he has people to reap

Absolutely dumb as fuck...these stupid assholes actually think they are smarter than the population....and since they're dumb as fuck they really really really think we're dumb

do they think we’re fucking stupid or something?

Considering we elected them twice... Yes.

The people who listen to them are, so they assume we all are.

do they think we’re fucking stupid or something?

Yes. Yes, they do. And for the most part, they're right.

They have nothing but contempt for us.

I swear that came out of auto industry lobbying.

Texas is threatening to turn purple. They may not get Texas or Florida.

I wouldn't count on that. The GOP has the billionaire's money for campaigns, which no number of other peoples donations can match. And a ridiculous number of people get all their "information" from GOP nonstop propaganda (FOX News and other MAGA dominated networks)

In all seriousness, do you really believe there won't be incredible amounts of fuckery in the 2028 election?

I love your optimism that we will have actual elections.

In case you’ve missed it, these folks are a symptom not a disease. A good portion of the populace are evil and their party is working to gerrymander and cheat harder than ever before.

They're also pillaging the federal oil reserves.

I don't think he knows how.

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The RapePublicans could've put Vlad the Impaler as Fatboy McKiddieFiddlers vice president and that obese child rapist would still be president.

When you've got a large number of idiots voting for anything racist/misogynist, a corrupt trillionaire bribing and blackmailing everyone they can think of, and another large number of slightly less idiotic people who don't want to vote for a a woman or plan on protest voting, then Epsteins best mate was always going to win.

Ew

Whatever turns you on, bro.