In Some Cities Gas Costs More Than The Federal Minimum Wage, As Inflation Harms Most Working Americans

Drivers across the United States are feeling the record surge in gas prices that impact the nation’s entire population

In some cities, the cost of a gallon of gas has now surpassed the federal minimum wage, meaning that it takes more than one hour of working to afford a single gallon of gas. While the average cost of gasoline surpassed $4.60 nationwide over the Memorial Day weekend, some cities are seeing much higher prices.

Analysts like Patrick De Haan of Gas Buddy have predicted a continued surge in the cost of gas as we enter the summer months.

And it's everyone else's fault than Biden and the Dems spending $8 trillion dollars - flooding the economy with money and doing nothing to resolve supply chain issues. Biden IS the enemy!

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Some geniuses will tell people to carpool, to take public transportation or to buy an electric vehicle. Some are choosing to move away to cities that have better public transportation systems if they have a career that’s in demand in other areas. The system will eventually collapse at this rate.

dakotaviper · 56-60, M

@cherokeepatti problem for the EV Manufacturers is that only the Rich can buy them. A coworker of mine has a son that works for the local Kia Dealership. They are now offering a 12 year loan with a deposit of $5000 down to buy a EV from them.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@dakotaviper and they are not green either….it takes a half-million tons of dirt to mine enough lithium to manufacture the batteries and the batteries don’t last the lifetime of the car. And electricity to charge up those batteries, electricity that mostly uses natural gas to generate. Imagine how much fuel it takes to run the dozers that mine the lithium dirt.