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llmart

(17,722 posts)

16. I'm with you on that.

Reply to Beachnutt (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 08:45 AM

May 4

I'm cheering for the price of everything to soar so that it hurts if that's what it takes to wake people up. I think it would hurt mostly the MAGAs who are the ones who can't afford to pay the outrageous prices for everything. They worshipped this orange waste of skin and breath, so let them follow him to his demise and theirs.

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Am I cutting my nose off to spite my face [View all] Beachnutt May 4 OP

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Are you the same person who is running for US senate? Tbear May 4 #9

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I don't know Bettie May 4 #2

It's no time to be frugal with gas. Go where you have to go. bucolic_frolic May 4 #3

When the price of gas goes up, everything that is shipped to a store, supermarket, or factory also goes up. Intractable May 4 #4

"When the price of gas goes up, everything that is shipped to a store, supermarket, or factory also goes up." OldBaldy1701E May 4 #7

I have been doing the same, gab13by13 May 4 #5

The solution may be MAGA feeling the pain. When you "own the libs," you also own yourself. Vinca May 4 #6

I question if gas gets to $10 a gallon KS Toronado May 4 #8

I'm worried blue blues May 4 #11

Because they know skydive forever May 4 #15

Right-wingers will always believe gas Emile May 4 #12

While I would love for more people to realize Trump was a bad choice without any suffering is that really realistic? RoeVWade May 4 #13

Well, it seems to be the only thing that gets some people's attention. nt Susan Calvin May 4 #14

I'm with you on that. llmart May 4 #16

They won't, they will still find a way to blame the "Dumocrats". mwmisses4289 May 4 #20

I'm hoping that at least a few will. llmart May 4 #25

I don't love it but it may be one thing that actually saves this country from these fascist pieces of shit LymphocyteLover May 4 #17

Not too long ago raising the price of gas was seen as an effective government policy to reduce the use of fossil fuel, sop May 4 #18

hmmm markie May 4 #28

The transition to EV is urgent, and will be delayed with low gas prices. Martin Eden May 4 #19

It is more like cutting off your nose to save your face than to spite it.... Ol Janx Spirit May 4 #21

When people cheer a disaatrance occurance because it will hasten the revolution... Mister Ed May 4 #22

Quite so. anamnua May 4 #23

Gas is unique, every time you go anywhere you see the price in big numbers. frogstar0 May 4 #24

We will soon see just how incredibly stupid some of the American voters are. Whyisthisstillclose May 4 #26

seems we already markie May 4 #29

I have mixed fewelings. Happy Hoosier May 4 #27

Don't own a car swong19104 May 4 #30

There's two ways to lookat this swong19104 May 4 #31

I hear what you are saying, BUT mgardener May 4 #32