My Gas Bill Jumped 45%…
Who’s to blame?
In early February, I left my home in the Las Vegas Valley for two months of work in Mexico. At that time, gas was $3.19 per gallon at my local Smith’s Food King.
I returned just a few days ago to find the price at that same pump had jumped to $4.59—an increase of nearly 45%.
During the 2024 campaign, then-candidate Trump argued that President Biden’s policies had destroyed the economy and were responsible for surging gas prices.
Trump pledged to end a "war on American energy" on his first day in office and promised to bring gasoline below $2 a gallon.
That hasn’t happened.
Like most Americans, I live on a fixed budget. I make what I make, I have little extra to put into savings, and I’m going to struggle with this increase.
I try not to get angry about things like this.
Personally, I don’t think presidents have much control over energy prices; after all, oil is a commodity traded on a global market. But if a candidate opens that door and promises to slash the per-gallon cost, I’m going to hope for the best—and hold them to it.
Which brings me to today’s discussion:
Gas prices are up. Whose fault is it? Joe Biden’s? Donald Trump’s? The Ayatollah’s? The greed of Big Oil? The American people and our own 401(k) investments?
Or maybe all of the above?
The man who said he’d have it all under control was either wrong or lying.
Now, what do we do?
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