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groundloop

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3. From a purely selfish perspective I don't care if gas goes even higher.

Reply to TheProle (Reply #1)

Fri May 22, 2026, 04:07 PM

May 22

We drive a hybrid that gets over 40 mpg, so the price of gas is fairly irrelevant for me. And maybe, just maybe, this will drive more sales of electric vehicles. Without intending to, tRump might be helping the environment in this one case.

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I Really Don't Care [View all] groundloop May 22 OP

Oh he cares TheProle May 22 #1

From a purely selfish perspective I don't care if gas goes even higher. groundloop May 22 #3

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