10 sats \ 11 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 May \ parent \ on: Why Are Americans Spending So Much ? econ
I had heard that it was basically drained. He's supposed to refill it, but I don't see that happening until after the election.
As far as gas prices at the pump, it seems like they go up a lot faster than they come back down, but that's just my experience.
Yeah, I pay about 4$ for premium gas now.
Total waste of money, I think.
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Have you tried dollar-cost averaging your gas?
It saves a little money, over the long-term.
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Ethanol is an abomination
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But that doesn't give corn farmers unearned profits, which doesn't earn politicians their votes.
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No, they definitely get higher prices for the same corn because of the ethanol subsidies. That's the whole point of the subsidies.