The rising cost of gas prices is being felt across the country, and prices don’t appear to be coming down any time soon.
According to AAAthe average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.61 and a gallon of diesel fuel is $4.00. A year ago, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $2.71 and diesel was $2.93. States with an average price higher than the national average include California ($4.82), Illinois ($3.85), New York ($3.80), Arizona ($3.81), Oregon ($4.00), and Washington ($4.00).
“I wanted to stop and slap someone because it’s ridiculous. I’m trying DoorDash and I can’t make any money because it all goes into my tank,” one man from Los Angeles told Fox News.
Los Angeles resident reacts to rising gas prices:
“It made me want to stop and punch someone.” pic.twitter.com/7OcIW1OXBo
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 26, 2022
States with average gas prices lower than the national average include Florida ($3.51), Georgia ($3.50), Minnesota ($3.52), Ohio ($3.33), Texas ($3.50), $28) and Virginia ($3.43).
Gas prices can be expected to rise even further as the United States currently purchases crude oil from Russia, although this is currently at risk due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, one should not expect that the White House will consider this a sign of a return to energy independence.
According to White House press secretary Jen Psaki, restarting the Keystone pipeline as requested by Republicans will not solve the problem Hill.
“The Keystone Pipeline was not flowing oil through the system. This doesn’t solve any problems. “It’s a misdiagnosis or perhaps a misdiagnosis of what needs to happen,” Psaki said. “I would also note that in the case of oil leasing, President Biden’s view is that it actually justifies the fact that we need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, on oil in general… and we need to look at other ways of getting energy in our country and others.”
