Price of gas is almost 5 bucks a gallon here in Ohio.

Oof. Yeah the other day I told my nephew after I picked him up from school. I'm like, you support Trump, give me 50 bucks. Heh. Nah, but I'm hoping ppl will be more allergic to bullshit now that the results are speaking for themselves. Ahem. Normally I don't post politics. But we be coming up to a crescendo.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Yep. US average gas prices now are $4.30, up from $2.87 at the end of Jan 2026. That's a 50% increase in 3 months, quite a price shock!

High energy prices, specifically oil price shocks, have been a contributing factor to roughly 4 to 6 major U.S. recessions in the last 50 years. Nearly all post-World War II recessions saw preceding oil price spikes, with major examples including the 1973–75 oil embargo, the 1979–80 energy crisis, the 1990–91 Gulf War recession, and the 2007–2008 financial crisis.

Oil Prices Spike, National Average Up Nearly 30 Cents in One Week
April 30,2026