Marco Rubio has argued the US is in a “very fortunate” position as fuel prices continue to climb nationwide amid disruption sparked by the US-Israel war on Iran.
With average US fuel prices now approaching $4.50 a gallon – their highest level in four years – the US secretary of state was asked on Tuesday how long Americans should accept them at such levels.
Other countries were suffering “big time”, Rubio replied. The US was “very fortunate” as a net exporter of oil, which is not as reliant as other countries on oil from the Middle East, he said.
Meanwhile in the Netherlands I just saw a station selling gas at $11.26 gallon. So good job Rubio, super awesome, you’re only utterly fucking over all of your allies and making people’s lives miserable worldwide. Great job.
As if any of us are really thinking we’re America’s allies any more… The only good thing to come from this will be increased self-sufficiency so we don’t need to depend on the psychotic toddler across the pond for anything important.
USA has no more allies.
I believe a lot of the difference is fuel taxes. You also have to put up with… infrastructure you can afford to maintain
That’s all true, but besides my point.
Gas was expensive before, now it’s just completely bonkers. Rubio can celebrate that the US is “fortunate”, but that ignores the damage being done worldwide.
That said: the roads here are absolutely immaculate. Barely a pothole in sight, roads are so smooth you can rollerskate on them. I really think they could spend a bit less on road quality and still have some of the best roads in the world.
Definitely part of your point: he’s also fucking over his own constituents. We not only have record high (for us) gas prices but he can gaslight us that they’re cheap relative to the Netherlands because taxes for infrastructure and maintenance do not come close to covering infrastructure or maintenance.