$7/gallon gas is coming

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I look at the Ukrainians people fighting and showing incredible grit, and then I see Americans whining about the price of gas, which is lower than it's ever been in virtually all other developed countries. Couple that with the whining about masks and a very safe vaccines, and Americans are looking very, very soft. It really is embarrassing

A lot of these countries have far more robust mass transit systems than the US and their cities were designed around mass transit. This country is much more car dependent.

I’d agree with your sentiment if it didn’t primarily hurt working and middle class people who can’t afford a home 1/2 mile from a Metro, which are priced at a premium. A lot of the essential workers people appropriately laud do not have access to public transit that provides them with a reasonable commute to their job that doesn’t take 1+ hours.

Spend trillions in infrastructure and build a transportation network like they have in Japan, some European countries, and China and then come back and talk about how the average American living paycheck to paycheck is soft for caring about gas prices. Until then you sound arrogant, entitled, and out of touch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Big winner: WMATA.

WMATA would be a big winner if it got its act together. A sizeable portion of its fleet is still out for repairs and rush hour is a debacle.

[Anonymous]

Real talk: As long as oil and gas are cheap in this country, we will never do what we have to do to transition to clean energy. I'm glad Biden is seizing the chance to make a moral, foreign policy, technological, and environmental decision all at once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Big winner: WMATA.

lol, you wish. more like biggest loser. they'll just have more people stealing rides now than ever before, which of course they never do anything about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Big winner: WMATA.

WMATA would be a big winner if it got its act together. A sizeable portion of its fleet is still out for repairs and rush hour is a debacle.

Wrong. Rush hour is fine. Want to experience a debacle during rush hour? Try driving down 66 every day instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Big winner: WMATA.

lol, you wish. more like biggest loser. they'll just have more people stealing rides now than ever before, which of course they never do anything about.

That makes no sense, my friend. None at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Real talk: As long as oil and gas are cheap in this country, we will never do what we have to do to transition to clean energy. I'm glad Biden is seizing the chance to make a moral, foreign policy, technological, and environmental decision all at once.

Where in anything that he said today was there any talk of technological or environmental decisions? It was all just talk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I look at the Ukrainians people fighting and showing incredible grit, and then I see Americans whining about the price of gas, which is lower than it's ever been in virtually all other developed countries. Couple that with the whining about masks and a very safe vaccines, and Americans are looking very, very soft. It really is embarrassing

A lot of these countries have far more robust mass transit systems than the US and their cities were designed around mass transit. This country is much more car dependent.

I’d agree with your sentiment if it didn’t primarily hurt working and middle class people who can’t afford a home 1/2 mile from a Metro, which are priced at a premium. A lot of the essential workers people appropriately laud do not have access to public transit that provides them with a reasonable commute to their job that doesn’t take 1+ hours.

Spend trillions in infrastructure and build a transportation network like they have in Japan, some European countries, and China and then come back and talk about how the average American living paycheck to paycheck is soft for caring about gas prices. Until then you sound arrogant, entitled, and out of touch.

Many people can afford a home within .5 mi of metro or a bus stop. What they can’t afford are renovated SFH with a bedroom for each kid and a big backyard in a majority white school district. That’s what people want, but the price of commuting has to be factored into the equation and not an afterthought. There is a bare minimum to live here -you either pay in your mortgage or you pay in gas/commute time.

Not talking about the people who were too poor to ever afford a car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Big winner: WMATA.

WMATA would be a big winner if it got its act together. A sizeable portion of its fleet is still out for repairs and rush hour is a debacle.

Wrong. Rush hour is fine. Want to experience a debacle during rush hour? Try driving down 66 every day instead.

All of the new Metro trains were recalled and are being fixed because of safety issues. How does that engender confidence in public transit when you have to recall your entire new fleet because they’re unsafe.

Some people also don’t want to deal with the growing safety issues on Metro either. Riding the DC Metro is a far cry from riding public transit on Stockholm or Hong Kong. Don’t act like Americans are spoiled because they don’t want to ride an underfunded, unsafe, crime ridden system that their counterparts in these places would scoff at.

Yes, a place like Copenhagen has higher gas prices. But it’s cycling network, urban design, and transit system blow this city’s out of the water. So why are Americans spoiled when they don’t have the same alternatives?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Real talk: As long as oil and gas are cheap in this country, we will never do what we have to do to transition to clean energy. I'm glad Biden is seizing the chance to make a moral, foreign policy, technological, and environmental decision all at once.

Where in anything that he said today was there any talk of technological or environmental decisions? It was all just talk.

...because you don't sell this decision to the public based on environmental protection and clean energy technological advancement. But that's one of the effects of deterring oil and gas consumption. So they are advancing multiple Administration goals at once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I look at the Ukrainians people fighting and showing incredible grit, and then I see Americans whining about the price of gas, which is lower than it's ever been in virtually all other developed countries. Couple that with the whining about masks and a very safe vaccines, and Americans are looking very, very soft. It really is embarrassing

A lot of these countries have far more robust mass transit systems than the US and their cities were designed around mass transit. This country is much more car dependent.

I’d agree with your sentiment if it didn’t primarily hurt working and middle class people who can’t afford a home 1/2 mile from a Metro, which are priced at a premium. A lot of the essential workers people appropriately laud do not have access to public transit that provides them with a reasonable commute to their job that doesn’t take 1+ hours.

Spend trillions in infrastructure and build a transportation network like they have in Japan, some European countries, and China and then come back and talk about how the average American living paycheck to paycheck is soft for caring about gas prices. Until then you sound arrogant, entitled, and out of touch.

Many people can afford a home within .5 mi of metro or a bus stop. What they can’t afford are renovated SFH with a bedroom for each kid and a big backyard in a majority white school district. That’s what people want, but the price of commuting has to be factored into the equation and not an afterthought. There is a bare minimum to live here -you either pay in your mortgage or you pay in gas/commute time.

Not talking about the people who were too poor to ever afford a car.

A bus stop to where? Have you ever talked to actual working class Hispanics or black folks who have to make a commute from an affordable neighborhood for someone who makes $15/hour to places where there are jobs, which usually are located in more economically privileged places? We’re talking multiple bus and rail connections in a unreliable transit system. Imagine a commute from Woodbridge to Tysons or Michigan Park to Downtown. It’s horrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Big winner: WMATA.

WMATA would be a big winner if it got its act together. A sizeable portion of its fleet is still out for repairs and rush hour is a debacle.

Wrong. Rush hour is fine. Want to experience a debacle during rush hour? Try driving down 66 every day instead.

All of the new Metro trains were recalled and are being fixed because of safety issues. How does that engender confidence in public transit when you have to recall your entire new fleet because they’re unsafe.

Some people also don’t want to deal with the growing safety issues on Metro either. Riding the DC Metro is a far cry from riding public transit on Stockholm or Hong Kong. Don’t act like Americans are spoiled because they don’t want to ride an underfunded, unsafe, crime ridden system that their counterparts in these places would scoff at.

Yes, a place like Copenhagen has higher gas prices. But it’s cycling network, urban design, and transit system blow this city’s out of the water. So why are Americans spoiled when they don’t have the same alternatives?

This is really nonsensical. The risk of safety issues in traffic is much, much higher than on metro. There's no comparison. There is no perfect safety, but Metro is way safer than regular car commuting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Big winner: WMATA.

WMATA would be a big winner if it got its act together. A sizeable portion of its fleet is still out for repairs and rush hour is a debacle.

Wrong. Rush hour is fine. Want to experience a debacle during rush hour? Try driving down 66 every day instead.

All of the new Metro trains were recalled and are being fixed because of safety issues. How does that engender confidence in public transit when you have to recall your entire new fleet because they’re unsafe.

Some people also don’t want to deal with the growing safety issues on Metro either. Riding the DC Metro is a far cry from riding public transit on Stockholm or Hong Kong. Don’t act like Americans are spoiled because they don’t want to ride an underfunded, unsafe, crime ridden system that their counterparts in these places would scoff at.

Yes, a place like Copenhagen has higher gas prices. But it’s cycling network, urban design, and transit system blow this city’s out of the water. So why are Americans spoiled when they don’t have the same alternatives?

We simply don't prosecute crime on subways anymore because BLM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Real talk: As long as oil and gas are cheap in this country, we will never do what we have to do to transition to clean energy. I'm glad Biden is seizing the chance to make a moral, foreign policy, technological, and environmental decision all at once.

Where in anything that he said today was there any talk of technological or environmental decisions? It was all just talk.

...because you don't sell this decision to the public based on environmental protection and clean energy technological advancement. But that's one of the effects of deterring oil and gas consumption. So they are advancing multiple Administration goals at once.

The White House did mention these goals: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/08/fact-sheet-united-states-bans-imports-of-russian-oil-liquefied-natural-gas-and-coal/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$9/gallon by summer.

Say goodbye to all of those vacation plans.

Dems have ruined US ability for energy independence. This is what they have caused.

Yep. Totally self-inflicted.

We have enough oil under this country to be petroleum independent until cars and homes are powered by Mr Fusions. But we aren’t allowing it to be used.


This is all at the feet of dems and libs. Direct your anger at them. Don’t hold back.

We ARE petroleum independent. Why keep lying?