Ep. 1739 - Macklemore Controversy

A great day with a great new issue that seems to be taking over the ongoing campaigning for the midterm election, which is creeping up on us.

It's actually leaping up on us.

One of the big new issues is fuel and the cost of fuel.

Is that a surprise? The idea that right now we are actually focusing a great many Americans on the cost of gas, it's About $4.50 is the average cost for regular gasoline, and diesel is up there at $6.50.

And diesel is very important because it impacts the prices of groceries.

President Trump doesn't like to hear the talk about groceries or the idea that grocery prices are an issue.

He says it's all a hoax.

Well, diesel fuel... is considered to be the U.S. economy's, quote, single most universal tangible input.

And that means that what starts with truckers and railroads will ultimately hit consumers if record prices persist.

And there's every evidence that they will persist.

The energy shock caused by wars in Ukraine and Iran could send home heating oil costs up by more than 30% this winter and require significant sacrifices by consumers, according to a low-income energy assistance policy group executive.

The list of impacted goods and services will only grow the longer diesel stays high with grocery prices, delivery fees, and anything seasonal likely to experience price impacts.

And anything seasonal, that is where we're going because we're coming into autumn.

Autumn, you have Halloween, of course, first, and then you have Thanksgiving, and then you have the Christmas holidays, all of which are times when most Americans are prone to travel.

And therefore, the strategy on gas, MS is reporting Republicans have a strategy on gas.

Republican lawmakers have floated and fought over a variety of ideas to address rising gas prices.

None of them has found consensus.

This is a report from MS.

Members of the House Freedom Caucus are seeking a three-month pause on federal fuel taxes in advance of the midterms.

But Representative Sam Graves, Republican of Missouri, the chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was having none of it.

It also just so happened that the chair of the Freedom Caucus, Representative Andy Harris of Maryland – not the Republican, of course – tweeted four years ago about suspending the gas tax.

Suspending the federal gas tax is just another Biden administration stunt to distract from their self-inflicted crisis.

That's what Congressman Harris wrote some four years ago.

Meanwhile, President Trump is out assuring people that we live in a golden age and that the higher cost of gas is a small price to pay.

These are some excerpts from President Trump's speech this week, campaign speech in North Carolina.

A great day with a great new issue that seems to be taking over the ongoing campaigning for the midterm election, which is creeping up on us.

It's actually leaping up on us.

One of the big new issues is fuel and the cost of fuel.

Is that a surprise? The idea that right now we are actually focusing a great many Americans on the cost of gas, it's About $4.50 is the average cost for regular gasoline, and diesel is up there at $6.50.

And diesel is very important because it impacts the prices of groceries.

President Trump doesn't like to hear the talk about groceries or the idea that grocery prices are an issue.

He says it's all a hoax.

Well, diesel fuel... is considered to be the U.S. economy's, quote, single most universal tangible input.

And that means that what starts with truckers and railroads will ultimately hit consumers if record prices persist.

And there's every evidence that they will persist.

The energy shock caused by wars in Ukraine and Iran could send home heating oil costs up by more than 30% this winter and require significant sacrifices by consumers, according to a low-income energy assistance policy group executive.

The list of impacted goods and services will only grow the longer diesel stays high with grocery prices, delivery fees, and anything seasonal likely to experience price impacts.

And anything seasonal, that is where we're going because we're coming into autumn.

Autumn, you have Halloween, of course, first, and then you have Thanksgiving, and then you have the Christmas holidays, all of which are times when most Americans are prone to travel.

And therefore, the strategy on gas, MS is reporting Republicans have a strategy on gas.

Republican lawmakers have floated and fought over a variety of ideas to address rising gas prices.

None of them has found consensus.

This is a report from MS.

Members of the House Freedom Caucus are seeking a three-month pause on federal fuel taxes in advance of the midterms.

But Representative Sam Graves, Republican of Missouri, the chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was having none of it.

It also just so happened that the chair of the Freedom Caucus, Representative Andy Harris of Maryland – not the Republican, of course – tweeted four years ago about suspending the gas tax.

Suspending the federal gas tax is just another Biden administration stunt to distract from their self-inflicted crisis.

That's what Congressman Harris wrote some four years ago.

Meanwhile, President Trump is out assuring people that we live in a golden age and that the higher cost of gas is a small price to pay.

These are some excerpts from President Trump's speech this week, campaign speech in North Carolina.