The average US commute now costs an extra $35 a month compared to pre-Covid. Some workers are weighing the costs of getting to work against potential job opportunities. CNN's Gabe Cohen reports. #CNN #News
And can just go out n by a electric car, for one if I could afford one I wouldn't be worried about gas prices second I have yet to see a lower income house or apartment w a outlet to plug the stupid thing in
@@devilsson6660 you are not very familiar with electric cars they have a power station that you have to pay for the power either way people are screwed when Joe Bida and cameltoe Harris was running for the 2020 election on logo sign death to America you best believe it too but there's nothing that a silver bullet cannot fix
@@devilsson6660 you can plug them into any outlet, tesla even includes a plug with their car that you can connect to any home outlet, its just not as fast as a super charger. but if you charge it over night. you are always near a full battery.
Yet no one mentioned how these companies are making RECORD profits while telling us they were forced to raise prices because others raised prices on them.....
Says where? Stocks are down. The wealthy are pulling out to move to a different country. And Comapanies are going bankrupt. If they are making massive profits then the economy must be performing well and other oil tycoons would want to join in right? No, they clearly state they are not willing to dig oil anymore because it's NOT profitable. Please stop listening to what other people say. The economy is down. Americans just like to blame other people for their problems.
Remember most democrat politicians and news personalities have no idea what its like to live in the middle class. They largely live in nice areas of big cities and make huge salaries. They sit and talk about how they know how much gas prices and inflation hurt families.... they have no idea because the wealthy aren't effected
If rents hadn’t gone up $500-$1,000 a month, everything else going up would be more affordable! Why don’t they speak of the entire picture in this economy?
My husband makes 200k, we live in Southern Orange County California and we have absolutely zero savings to draw from. It’s also hitting other income brackets too now.
Why the hell are these people living so far from work? They all obviously need to get new jobs closer to home. Then the whole world will use less gas. Or, they can learn to take a train.
This is what happened in Zimbabwe, gas went real high, then people stopped working and unemployment went to 80% which caused their currency to collapse, eventually a $100 trillion dollar bill was wothless... The government tried to solve the problem by printing money out of thin air. Sound familiar? 🤣
“We’re going to cut back on our travels” it must be nice to be able to travel 😂🤦🏽♂️ I act like a tourist every time I go to the store and this woman is going to cut back on her “travels” 😂
@@sampsonsimpson7013 your right, fucking trump started printing money like crazy and fucked everyone up! I 100% agree with you, last time I vote Republican!
They drive a big pickup and a 4 door Jeep Wrangler but complain about gas prices... This story should be about the stupid decision of people planning to retire...
@@julioblanco it's about keeping up with the Joneses. In the US, social status is a lot about size: the size of your home, the size of your car. I am sure many are not even aware that these factors influence their decisions.
@@julioblanco yeah driving gas guzzlers and complain about fuel prices, My EV cost me around 15$ in electricity gets me around 280miles so 500miles less thsn $30
Same here. After the last spike, I started consolidating trips. I was able to cut down from refueling weekly to bi-weekly. I've sense sold my little Subaru and purchased a RAV4 hybrid. I didn't even notice the increase, because I only refuel once a month. I have a diesel truck that I use when I need to pull a trailer, but 90% of the time, everything fits in the RAV4. I had to laugh at a friends choice to purchase a new RAM3500 dually because shortly after the purchase, he started complaining about diesel prices. 😂
My job started asking us to return to the office 5 days a week and I immediately started looking for another job. When I searched for remote jobs on LinkedIn, I found several remote jobs in the insurance industry that I qualified for and found one with higher pay. Returning back to the office at the salary I was making would have caused me to cut back on the amount I contribute to my retirement savings as well as how much I put to the side for saving for another car.
The people who make the rules are detached from real life. People who live day to day are becoming detached from real life from struggle fatigue. Jan 6 was only the beginning. Eating fast food is cheaper than buying budget groceries. Cost of living is rising, paychecks remain the same and companies think 0.10c is an actual raise. It makes no sense for one person to work more than a single job to live. Does this shit even register to people??
In our office they wanted us to return to working half in the office, half from home. Because our team is so small, and because our boss is in another location, we argued that it made no sense for us to come in and they agreed with us. It was a small victory but so appreciated
The company left Communist California and the employees had to show up then and were offered relocation deals. The ones who could move did. Now though without the insanity of Commiefornia, Elon will be able to hire way more people and have an even greater positive effect on the overall planet and the human species as a whole. Cheers
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Not all of America can pull their work trailers behind a subway car, are trans teachers wanting to pick up on their four year old students and can afford $80,000 electric cars. The democrats are 100% out of touch with America, science and the universe.
And these offices shut down were non-important. People like me who worked Target. Grocery jobs and important areas worked the whole covid wave and kept things on shelves. But yet we don't get thanks or anything special. Just that we did great in sales -_- but its not an office, so we don't matter
Remembering the gas problem back in the 70's.......I've learned that driving a big car is bad for your wallet, I drive a small car now. I couldn't afford an electric car so I bought the next best thing....a smaller car. I've learned to live within my means, I learned the hard way.......
Many families cannot use small car. This is why the SUV became so popular. It is a smaller car but yet has the capacity for families. The fallacy with your theory is that you were putting the onus on the individual and not the senile old man call Brandon that we have in the White House who is responsible for the economic collapse that we are now experiencing. We remember the previous administration when we had Energy and economic security. We were the worlds leading producer of energy. We had about one percent inflation at the end of the previous administration. All of this came about with Joe Biden‘s new administration that we had so much hope for. He immediately rescinded a lot of the policies of the previous administration and now we are facing economic and energy disaster.
@@t.r.campbell6585 Putting the onus on the individual? Don't you conservatives believe in personal responsibility? Choose to drive a gas guzzler, pay the price. And by the way, children can fit into the backseat of smaller cars. You don't "need" an suv if you have a family.
@@redheadedstepchild1234 I am Mexican American I don't seek help or approval from white people regarding the rights of my people to armed self defense against racist white people. Somebody who stands with the Ukraine against Russian tyranny should understand that. Ukrainians were stupid for listening to Bill Clinton to give up their nuclear weapons. Only an idiot depends on Democrats to protect them. My guns are more reliable than Democrat promises. Viva la Raza Unida! Remember the deacons for defense!
Hypothesis: gas company is mad everyone stayed home for a year, now they need to re-line their coffers. Record profits to make up for their losses. It’s scummy. They have more than enough, it’s greed driving them to do this to us.
It's political policy , this administration shut down pipe line and decided to sanctioned Russia which caused us to have to buy from other countries at higher prices
True story, even here in Canada I'm not sure a 45 minute commute makes 28 bucks an hr enough, and that's mental, but rent is 2000 and gas would be a bunch on top, we need a better system, a human system, one that works best for society and not shareholders
@@trainsandlocomotives I disagree. That’s fear mongering. Many jobs that are remote have offices in other countries where they are remote as well. If a company wants to send work overseas, they’ll do so whether you’re in the office or not. Actually keeping workers home save the companies money. Jobs mainly want employees back in the building because they built those super expensive state of the art buildings or are in long term commercial leases.
The wife and I have no debt beyond our mortgage and make what most would consider to be very handsome incomes. That being said, this runaway inflation has really impacted our budget, as we are unwilling to increase spending on discretionary items at the expense of our long term savings goals! Planned trip to Boston for a summer vacation? Cancelled - taking over $5000 out of the coffers of their local economy - a reality that is happening MANY, MANY times over throughout the country. It adds up! I also disagree with the talking heads in this video offering “cover” for the Biden Administration! This man has been a complete disaster for our country on so many levels - one idiotic policy after another! Easily the WORST PRESIDENT OF MY LIFETIME………🤬
You can't choose to drive a huge V8 Diesel Truck, 500 miles a week, then complain about the gas. I mean, they are just commuting to work, they aren't even hauling anything.
*sigh* Do you know anything about blue-collar workers who have to drive a truck like that for work - and work keeps changing where it's located? That's a thing.
Every time gas prices go down, Americans buy gas guzzling SUVs, then freak out when gas prices go up. I bought a Prius and I take a shuttle to work. You have to think long-term
That requires people to have a brain. I've moved close to work where I can fill up every 3 weeks. But I also bought a bike and been converting to that. Good workout, fun, and no gas. Also people could carpool but...
Ahhh thr prius owners are coming out in full force. It would be interesting to see a contractors and construction workers show up to a job in a prius. Guess they'd have to travel in tandem to haul a board but hey, at least they have a prius.
@@aball7654 Yes. This is an "adjustment" by the big oil companies that lost thousands during the shut down during COVID. Period. They lost profits. Now they're coming for their lost revenue, period. Think about it. There should be massive reserves due to the shut down shouldn't there be? Aren't we brainwashed with that misdirecting "supply and demand" bullshit? They control the supply, period. When supply is withheld, of course demand goes up. It's all bullshit greed. Period.
What’s funny as an office worker, we have our C Suite executives, Engineers and Product Managers having that luxury of working from home. Yet proclaiming the narrative to the rest of the frontline workers, especially within the call center to work in the office 5 days a week. While they are comfortable in their own homes not worrying about childcare and gas. It’s a hypocritical narrative that hurts the employees that make the least amount of money. That’s us in the fintech world. With the right tools in measuring productivity: CRM, SaaS, Telephony worker metrics, plus call monitoring. Not to mention Zoom/Slack. Remote work is possible, and if one underperforms, it’s tracked and addressed. Yeah culture would hurt because less face to face interaction and camaraderie. But what’s more important here: Culture or Financial Stability?
If enough of workers at your company went on strike over the hypocrisy there might be something done. Overall though things might get bad enough in this country that there will be riots over prices.
The media focuses so much on white collar jobs when it comes to being “back to office” however how about blue collar workers? Or essential service providers? A person that works at construction cannot work from home, same for a nurse or a pizza delivery driver, yet those aren’t the narratives we hear from. Those are the people that are truly struggling.
My husband is a heavy engine mechanic and had an hour plus commute into the shop. If he didn't find a job closer to home, gas prices would of ruined our budget. There are lots of trades people and service workers who don't have the luxury to work from home.
Everyone talking about Inflation being the reason why Gas is so expensive now a days, yet the shareholders and all executives of the gas companies are loving their profits and large salaries.
@@mlee9049 No, it isn't that simple. Oil is a GLOBALLY TRADED COMMODITY. You think he can wave a magic wand and suddenly oil will be trading at 40 dollars a barrel?
This is the problem saying that high gas prices will make people drive less, if you have to get to work there is no way to drive less and all high gas prices do is make you broke.
Some of us aren't low income. I live in a rural area, drive 45 minutes to work everyday, and the gas jumped from 3.30 to 5.60. I had to literally 'pay' to work the other day because I'm on commission and 2 appts canceled. It really doesn't seem worth it sometimes.
@@dr.reviewsfrompersonalexpe7603 it doesn’t matter… If she is negatively affected bc of gas prices alone; then unfortunately she’s in the same boat as everyone else in the US. Unless she’s a politician or a 1%, it’s gonna suck. It is what it is. You need to stop being so sensitive. 😒
@@shashuabates1310 I mean everyone is technically negatively effected but I’ll still be able to save 10-20 k this year. And I’m an entry level systems engineer.
All companies that have done price gouging should get fined a huge chunk of their marginal gross profit increases since 2019. If your gross profit margin increased by 40% after jacking up prices by 50%, then it means your true costs only increased by ~10% and most of the remaining 40% is price-gouging.
@@kingdomfor1 yeah, cause the 1890s was the pinnacle of capitalistic utopia right? Price gouging is still illegal my dude. Gas isn’t something we can just simply boycott either, but the gas companies realized they can use the Russo-Ukrainian war as a smokescreen. They are rolling in record high earnings, which they shouldn’t be. Price gouging is highly anti capitalistic, hence why they should get fined
Wait commute is $35 extra!? My commute went from $65 every two weeks to $160 now! I’m paying almost $320 a month or more! That’s about $260 more a month! And even buying a new vehicle, or used, is ridiculous! And not even including my wife who spends $75 every week! $300 a month! So basically paying over $600 in gas! That’s a mortgage payment! What in the hell happened!?
@Frfggg Ffgcdkkd we're not talking about them not going back to work we're talking about them going back to the office. There is a huge difference there but apparently you're too incompetent to understand that
How about just vote the right ppl in so we can operate like normal Americans instead of voting for someone because he's not trump. But u rather risk your country I mean u were all warned by trump himself what was gonna happen and it did . But you'll listen to cnn and everything else
You’ll be wishing you went to the office when the company figures out other countries are cheaper then Americans. That’s the easiest way to give up your job and income.
I don't understand the push to returned to an office. Why? We've successfully worked from home for over 2 years. So what's the point? it's just costing everyone more money.
Because people do not accept change easily. They will stay stuck in a bad place rather than move to improve. Yet still claim to be logical beings!😆 “Stuck on stupid!”
The 1,100$ units that were fill now are empty.... they upped the price to 1,560$ and everyone moved. Over 139 units empty in a 270 complex. They will see when they stay empty
Where I live, Gas is nearly 6 dollars. Before I quit to start my own practice, I would be stuck 2 hours going to work, and 2 hours going back. My car wasn't exactly gas efficient, but then if I were to by a gas efficient or electric car, I'd have to cough up 30-50k. I've also considered the fact that 85% of my job can be done remotely so being in the office 5 days a week didn't make sense. Because gas prices are insane, If companies are forcing people back to the offices for duties that can be done remotely, commute should be done on the company's time and dime, not the employee. In fact, if a law passed that made employers subsidize employee commute, you'll see how quickly businesses adopt WFH.
We're probably going to hear soon with the next quarterly reports that energy companies are not only making record profit, but increased profit margins too.
It's called capitalism, all of a sudden people are complaining, why ?, Capitalism is about making profit, it's not to help people. Stop complaining, everyone loves capitalism.
@@kingdomfor1 I am Mexican American I don't seek help or approval from white people regarding the rights of my people to armed self defense against racist white people. Somebody who stands with the Ukraine against Russian tyranny should understand that. Ukrainians were stupid for listening to Bill Clinton to give up their nuclear weapons. Only an idiot depends on Democrats to protect them. My guns are more reliable than Democrat promises. Viva la Raza Unida! Remember the deacons for defense!
Back in the 80's when my friends started having babies many of my friends quit their jobs because it wasn't economical for them to go to work. For them it was the cost of childcare, clothes and bus fare combined. Fortunately their husbands had good paying jobs.
2 vehicles 17 gal tank 85.00 to fill 12 gal tank 70. That's nearly 200 a week to get to work and close to 800 a month... have to cut back on everything
Two large vehicles, living in a home and talking about summer vacation. Not even close to reality for most Americans. A lot of folks only have one car, live in apartments and no vacation.
@Spike Thompson I'm late 50s. In my time that was every young person's desire -- get the hell out of the house ASAP. Nowadays, they want to suck off the teat forever.
@@YA-qj8fx Well you could also pay for a home, 2 kids and a stay at home wife working a job you applied for through the classifieds section of the newspaper back in your time. That ol American economic boom after WW2 was pretty great wasn’t it?
“The sale price for an EV, on average, was $60,054 in February. That compared to $45,596 on average for all new vehicles.” “[Home EV chargers cost] around $500 to $700 for the charger. But the larger cost may be wiring it up.” “[For insurance]EV owners typically pay a premium.” “All things considered, if you drive at least 12,000 miles a year, have a home charger and qualify for federal tax credits, experts say you have a good chance of being in the black within two or three years” -NBC News, 16 March 2022 So provided you drive enough miles, already have a home charger and qualify for federal tax credits (an outlay which is paid for in quantitative easy which in turn drives inflation) you would have “a good chance” of breaking even after 2 to 3 years. And this assumes you have the capital to purchase a new vehicle in the first place. The notion that buying an EV is a viable solution to sudden inflation is absolute nonsense and anyone pedalling such an ignorant notion deserves to be ridiculed.
Guys, I work for the same folks as you, live 81 miles from work. Been remote for years, until current folks (senior management) decided to not honor verbal agreements... If I am required to drive to work 3 days a week, guess what, I am retiring immediately...end of story...hope our employer reads this and takes heed... Not worth the money nor health wise anymore...
Corporations that easily dealt with WFH during the pandemic but are since requiring folks to go back-to-office ….Their primitive hardheaded-ness isn’t going unnoticed. Companies that have chosen to be more progressive are slowly collecting all the better candidates . Slowly but surely, we’ll all be able to (fairly or unfairly ) quickly categorize white-collar workers as “second rate professionals ” if they’re still in an office..
If you can afford to retire, do it! The time you have left on the planet is the most valuable resource that exists. Don't waste it on your employer one second more than you have to.
If you can afford to have savings, you're not lower income. Always make sure to add your commute times to your work week, and subtract your commuting costs from your salary are wage. If you're being paid the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, you have an hour and a half of commuting, and you have an unpaid lunch break, you're actually putting in 10 hours daily for that job, not 8, and your actual wage is only $5.80 per hour.
@@missjanelove 6 months to a year of expenses. An emergency fund for car repairs, uncovered medications, toothaches. It's different for everyone. It's about paying oneself first, by putting money away before paying bills, and living beneath ones means.
Biden cancelled keystone pipeline, stopped approving oil drilling on federal lands, banned fracking, I would say this is all caused by the dementia man in chief
They’re just taking thier money back after a horrible 2 years. I said it at the beginning of the pandemic (stimulus checks, forgivable loans to businesses, rent moratorium). We are all paying this back one way or another.
I'm trying to find a new job and commute is a huge factor for me. I live right next to my current job, so I really maybe spend $30 a month in gas. I could make more further away, but so much will be eaten up by the cost of the commute
Im litterally try to keep a full tank. Im spending 70 dollars a week. Commuting a 45 min drive to work...... For a 2016 chevy cruze thats suppose to get 30 mpg city and 42 mph for highway. Honestly the ethonal i think is higher then the 15% increase cause i know i aint getting 30 miles on a gallon rn. I had a full tank friday morning. 5 days later. Wensday. Im gonna be on E by the end of the night. And i need another 70 dollars.
@@mewtwomotherfuka I'm not even considering anything more than 20 minutes away for this reason. Granted, I live in the right part of a larger city. Most businesses are within that drive. A lot of people are not that lucky.
@@cherylT321 I'm being very selective, which is making the job search take longer. Pretty much, no place over 20 minutes away. I still have lots of options.
I have known people in the U.S. who drive 50 miles to work. I would never drive 50 miles to work at a lousy job to make someone else rich. I guess thats the American dream, or nightmare really.
$6.14 a gallon today. My employer thinks I’m going back to the office, they’re hitting the pipe way too hard. Hundreds of dollars a YEAR? Mine will do that in a month. Need a part-time job to afford the gas for my full-time commute.
@@sammihebert6493 yup, you have a few good option. Toyota RAV4 get great mpg for a small SUV I think over 30mpg. Only car that could fit a drum set is a towncar lol but they only get 20mpg.
Because the down payment for a new car is too much and good credit is almost non existent so they keep the car they have because it's almost paid for. This is the likely scenario for many Americans.
IN UK we pay $11 a gallon for diesel, and slightly less for petrol. Most cars do 35 miles per gallon. If you want a cheaper commute buy a European car!
Up here in Canada, it's over $7.50 a gallon. Combine that with the 7% annual inflation from last year, middle income families are now low income. It's unreal, and unsustainable.
Exxon stock has doubled since Biden took office. Oil companies know that electric cars will take over, that US Democrats will promote electric cars, and that Republicans will fight electric cars. Oil companies will do everything they can to put US Republicans back in power, even if it's just for four years.
Their profits are actually going down, the financials don’t reflect the damage inflation is doing yet. Next month, a lot of financials will be filed that do not look good
Modern day American: Cuts back on food so they can keep filling up their gas guzzling diesel truck. We are all doomed. I hope the gluttony was worth it
People need larger vehicles on farms to haul equipment and tow trailers so they can farm. It's important for larger farming equipment (combines) so food can be produced so people can eat. We'll see the increase in costs next harvest in the supermarket. If it costs farmers more money, then it costs everyone money.
@@ren7784 farmers are like 4% of the population. We aren't talking about the farmers in rural areas. They can have all the heavy duty vehicles they like, for all anyone cares. This is about the guy who works at Menards in Madison Wisconsin who has to drive a lifted RAM1500 30 miles to work everyday so that everyone knows how badass he is. That guy gets no sympathy
The guy who said there is nothing he could do about it could always trade in his diesel pickup for something that gets twice the fuel economy. If he thought it was a serious problem.
Why should he have to? We were energy independent under Trump. I was paying about $2 a gallon. The economy was strong. Brandon destroyed that. Democrats don't know what they are doing except for taking us into Socialism. Then they'll take our cars away from us. Period.
It's not that easy. He might need a truck for work. He might be under water on the loan. He might not be able to take out a new loan for a fuel efficient car.
I'm going to assume you know nothing about trucks. You think a gas truck is more efficient than a diesel? Further, liberals don't want to admit the problem. People shouldn't have to get rid of anything. Instead, your boy should change his policies and get this economy under control.
Lol maybe you should say that to the waste management people, the grocery store clerks, the truck drivers and everyone else that really matters in society. If you can work from home your job doesn't really matter and should be treated as such. The world would be better for it!
@@cryhavoc6106 chill out edgelord. Working from home jobs allow individuals to s**t more, visit the grocery store more, and order more stuff online, greatly benefiting the 3 jobs you highlighted
It's like living in nightmare. House's price that closes to work or school is expensive, but to commute from affordable neighborhood to work while fuel's price soars is insane.
What Historic gains is he speaking about? I had to start working a second full time job to make ends meet. You should not have to work 80 hours a weeks to just get by. This Economy is Broken, its been Broken for a long time and and its about time we had a conversation about that.
It would be nice if employers would allow those who can absolutely perform their tasks from home do so remotely like in the beginning of covid. This is a really bad situation for anyone who has to commute for 15 minutes to 1 hr. It's a crisis!
A crisis caused by the Biden administration... Yet you will still vote for him again... We had the best economy in years under trump. We were oil independent and exporting oil.. The gas prices started to rise on election day. Do your research...we had the lowest gas prices in decades under trump.. Yet orange man was so bad...
yea man, im in college and working part time to hopefully save money so I dont have any debt when I transfer to uni. Kinda seems like a pipe dream now, though
Yet voters continually vote against light rail, subways and other mass transit projects. You prefer to drive your car but complain when the gas goes up and it cost more to get to work.
My husband is a Database Analyst and has no in-person meetings, and he can do his job entirely at home. Because he's the highest-paid person in the office that's NOT an executive he's been told he must go in for appearance's sake. This costs us $50+/wk extra now because we have a truck that we bought second-hand before we knew gas prices were going to rocket upwards. He's interviewing for a new and fully remote job today. Employers must recognize that although $50/wk doesn't sound like much, it shouldn't reflect badly on them. We have huge medical bills and associated costs with that - that doesn't mean his higher salary is enough to sustain us. Where are we supposed to cut back when we've already cut back on everything?
Laughs and cries in British, I wish I had that problem, $50 bucks a week for fuel omg I'm beyond jelly. I don't even want to tell you how many thousands I spend. Global inflation is a pain in the butt.
I thought everyone knew gas prices would increase after covid, that was pretty much talked about all the time during covid... anyhow, sell the stupid truck and buy an electric car and borrow your neighbors truck if you need to transport big stuff, make a cake for them or pay for the gas
See my comment, I am also in IT and need ZERO face to face meetings except to make management feel empowered to be able to tell us how to live our lives...yeah, that's pretty much it...and was planning on retiring last year, but what was the point? Stayed to help out as others went away and now getting treated like a tool or equipment, no thank you. My wife is a little younger and an RN and loves here job and is close, I don't need this job, but, as your spouse, they apparently need me. "They" better start thinking...with heads removed from lower torso.
It's almost as if the city and suburb designs were planned in order to use more gasoline rather than less. It's almost as if the oil and gas industry had a hand it the structural development of this nation. 🤔
When I was younger, it took me less than two weeks to realize if a job I had taken was worth it in terms of getting above the break even point. If a job's expenditure is not above 20% all expenses related to work and living expense, then you will actually save money not working. People do not realize you cannot accept job positions that provide you with negative income when factoring in all expenses in your life. People living at the minimum wage level cannot save or change their habits to save more money in order to keep a job that gives them a net negative income outcome which is why so many open positions will never be filled at the lower levels of society. The same situation has and will happen across all class income levels throughout the world. You cannot subsist if both in the short term and long the revenue you generate is lower than expenses forced on you. What will happen is that people will attempt to dramatically alter their life style and much of the discretionary expenses thought to be essential will be pruned out and more and more people will never go back. Much of the marketing fluff you see will mean nothing, because many will have no income or are no longer sensitive to the influence due to survival factors.
@@ryangrumbles2216 How much of your tax money payed for thumper to go play golf during 4 years? How much do you send him monthly for his contempt charges in NY? How much did you send him for his failed wall, that the Mexicans were suppose to pay for? Give it up, thumper CONNED you and you need to figure it out for yourself. By the way, minimum wage for me was $2.25 an hour and I never blamed a President for it. I made my own and saved for my future. Keep blaming Joe, since you will never blame yourself.
Infrastructure is just as terrible as rising gas prices, Millions of people all going the same Direction befor & after work. Sitting in traffic for many hours
When we as a Nation prioritize "Car Infrastructure" over all other means we are no longer in control yet somehow we have been "brainwashed" to think that sitting on a Highway for hours during rush hour is "individual freedom" !
Our civilization and modern cities are built around the gas stations. The commuting is insane. Companies could help by hiring ppl close to the work place, and allowing as much remote work as possible. They could also facilitate car pooling among the employees.
Decades ago, long commutes for dad to get to work were solved by packing up the entire family and MOVING close the job. There is not much chance of doing that these days with the housing shortage we are stuck in. Finding a new place to live that is affordable and close to your worksite is now all but impossible.
Hundreds of dollars more a year? If it stays like this it will be thousands. It cost me $50 to fill my Honda Civic and the warning light wasn’t even on.
