this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2026
683 points (99.3% liked)

Political Memes

2279 readers
827 users here now

Non political memes: !memes@sopuli.xyz

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] etherphon@piefed.world 103 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The people who don't care that food is getting unaffordable but freak out when gas goes up a few cents are always amusing.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's really important when you drive an SUV the size of an M1 Abrams and it gets 10 miles to the gallon

[–] hector@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago

Those tanks get gallons to the mile.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

since the "extended preniums ended" the insurance jumped in cost several times for those on ACA.

[–] Cantaloupe@lemmy.fedioasis.cc 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Gas going up will also make food go up even more now due to added costs of shipping.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

When your car refuses to work without food but you can, and you need your car to get to the place that gives you money to buy the car (and hopefully you) food … it happens.

[–] KAtieTot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Petrol monkeys need gas to live.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In the US, in most places, you need a car to get around because there is no reliable public transport

[–] KAtieTot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 20 hours ago

I am painfully well aware. But that doesn't happen in a vacuum.