News Reporter@lemmy.wtfB to Economy@lemmy.world · 14 hours agoUS gas prices likely to go up with Trump tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oilwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up162cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up162external-linkUS gas prices likely to go up with Trump tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oilwww.theguardian.comNews Reporter@lemmy.wtfB to Economy@lemmy.world · 14 hours agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareTm12@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-214 hours ago10% won’t be so bad but if that number hits 25-50%, the MidWest gonna be paying $8 usd a gallon.
minus-squareTravesty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 hours agoYour math is a little off. A gallon is $2.60 here. 10% will take us to $2.76. 50% will take us to $3.90. I think the Trumpets will gargle it. The magic number is $5. They’ve never seen $5.
10% won’t be so bad but if that number hits 25-50%, the MidWest gonna be paying $8 usd a gallon.
Your math is a little off. A gallon is $2.60 here. 10% will take us to $2.76. 50% will take us to $3.90. I think the Trumpets will gargle it. The magic number is $5. They’ve never seen $5.