The month Obama took office gas prices were roughly $1.80 !!!
A BUCK EIGHTY!
This wasn’t ancient history. It was less than four years ago, and all on his watch.
But gas prices did get up to nearly $4 under GWB’s term. That was on his watch. Let’s just say that presidents do not have power to control gas prices, and realize that it’s a full government process. Taxes, drilling, alternative fuels, and alternative transportation work together to bring about the price. My car died in October, and I haven’t bought a gallon of gas since. It’s probably the best thing that could have happened to my wallet. It’s forced me to make some changes to my lifestyle, but has not adversely affected me at all. A bus pass here in Austin costs $30 per month. That’s less than the cost of a tank of gas for one week. My parents want me to to take the $4000 that I have in the bank and put it on a new car, but I don’t think I will. I can get to my job across town with no problem, and I have tons of time to read. And I have plenty of money for anything else that might come up.