As the Iran war continues, and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains stalled, many Americans are seeing higher gas prices. Of course, the longer the conflict lasts, the more it impacts consumers at the pump.That elevated cost threatens to offset larger tax refunds this season, some experts say. In a March 20 note, Oxford Economics estimated that if gas prices averaged $3.60 per gallon in 2026, consumer spending on fuel could be “almost exactly offsetting the boost from refunds.”American consumers are still paying higher prices at the pump. The price of gasoline on Thursday was at a nationwide average of $4.04 a gallon, up by roughly 33% from one month ago, according to AAA.“The energy shock is going to hit those who have the least cushion ... and it doesn’t look like those tax refunds are going to be here to save them,” Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning economic policy think tank, said during a press call Friday.https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/high-gas-prices-iran-war-tax-refunds.html
>>1500601Surprise!
>>1500665Not really. Gas prices will continue to go up. They won't allow Americans to savor that "extra" tax return money. Israel and corporations need it!!!
>>1500768Elon and Don Jr. are savoring their tax returns. That was the point of Trump's tax cuts for billionaires.
>>1500601OK but can anyone explain what the fuck drove up gas prices under Biden?
>>1500790Russia invading Ukraine.
>>1500791I'm going to need a source on that.
>>1500795>In March 2022, President Biden announced a ban on U.S. imports of Russian oil, gas, and coal, declaring that defending freedom would cost American families higher prices at the gas pump. Biden termed these increases "Putin's price hike", citing the need to damage Russia's economy while acknowledging the domestic economic impact. source: google.com
>>1500800So, did we start importing Russian oil again when Trump took over? Or did Biden do so without planning?
>>1500803>we
>>1500804Alright, fuck you.
>>1500800The majority of gas price increases under Biden began in 2021, so your cope isn't in sync with the timeline.In fact all energy prices went up, and we've never received an explanation, or apology.Just more promises about not being Trump.
>>1500806why can't you stay on topic
>>1500807This is on topic. The topic is, "Vote for Democrats".Now's your chance, make me a believer.
>>1500806Biden was rational and conservative instead of reckless. The price of gas increased but the economy absorbed it just like now. Here's a valve they each turn:https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0887
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-says-he-thought-iran-war-would-make-prices-go-up-higher-actually_n_69c55dffe4b09f8e00506220Trump says the higher costs and suffering he's caused Americans with his war mongering isn't his problem.
>>1500809What? Stop talking to me you fucking copefag.You lied to millions of voters who wanted nothing to do with you ever again.Now eat shit.
>>1500800>Russia starts helping Iran to target US soldiers>Trump rewards them by lifting the ban on Russian oilNot the win you think it is, traitor.
>>1500808esl shills can't vote, and i can't make you american
>>1500811He's right you know.
>>1500810Great, he's wrong. Fix this shit you stupid old bitch.
>>1500811it's getting mad.
>>1500817It's unfixable at this point. Maybe if we'd done what Spain had done and invested into solar instead of trying to squash it, or maybe if we hadn't jumped when Netanyahu said jump to begin with, we wouldn't be in the find out phase, but now we're just going to have to tough it out. Iranians smell weakness, and they aren't going to back down. We might be able to fuck them up militarily (and considering how effective drones have been shown to be for defensive wars, that's a moderately big if), but strategically, they hold the cards.
>>1500817Trump pissing you people off is the reason I will never regret voting for him.
ITT>Hi, it's me, piggeral>I'm here to complain about dRumpf again>I know I'm insufferable and a disaster>However, you should vote for me because your guy isn't undoing all the economic distress our last bad idea causedInteresting. Is this the official party platform?
>>1500820Trump is a cancer destroying the American empire. This is not necessarily a bad thing.
>>1500820No, you being too monumentally stupid to understand the effects of his presidency is why you will never regret voting for him.Congrats, dumbass, you let him fuck your ass so he can use you like a condom to fuck the rest of us.You're still the one covered in shit here.
>>1500821>Hi it's me, a red-blooded conservative!>I vote for anyone who claims to be a real manly man, because I have no idea what manhood is, except the one I fantasize about in my ass.>I hate my wife. Just kidding, that was a joke! God I hate fag's. I'm definitely not one, they're immoral and against christ. With their sweaty, hairy bodies glistening on the dance floor...>I vote for anyone who says they're Christian, no matter how obviously bullshit that is. I own a trump Bible and love to read the part about not turning my father's house into a house of merchandise. Just kidding, I can't fucking read.>I am just going to blame everything bad that happens on the last administration because I have no concept of cause and effect or abject permanece. It's so weird, when a cock goes in my ass it just disappears;meaning I'm not gay, right!?!?Is a strawman from a simpleton who blames everyone but the people in charge the official party platform.You know what, yes. Yes it is. You're right. It's not that you're a moron, everyone else is just too stupid to see how brilliant your moronic ideas are. Enjoy the chocolate milk buddy.
>>1500860you're talking to a trans obsessed dementia patient
>>1500861Trump is a dementia patient that dyes his hair and spray-paints his paint like a self-obsessed woman but I don't think he identifies as female, despite acting like a woman.
