- Joined
- Sep 8, 2010
- Messages
- 32,273
- Reaction score
- 12,531
Those are some Texan numbers
It was 2.80 here when Joe left office.If I didn’t fear success I would invest into this sticker to stick on pumps across America now
![]()
Did either of you read or understand my post? Do you understand what a spot price is?
The current price you pay for gas is not forward looking - it is a reflection of market dynamics currently in play. It's why when a hurricane happens and knocks out refinery capacity in the Gulf of Mexico, you see a jump in gas prices. Another great example is the start of the Ukraine war - oil shot up more than 50% because of worries surrounding potential disruptions in global oil supply.
I'm administrative agnostic (I could care less who is in power) - I do however take issue with people erroneously attributing cause and effect when they clearly don't understand how commodity prices actually function.
Also, a restriction on drilling permits has had no discernable impact on the price of oil or gasoline if you look at the charts. Oil is in a bear market.
What how can this be