Subj : Re: Trump admin accuses A
To : Ron L.
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Sun May 04 2025 08:05 pm
RL> AT> The prices posted on the windshields of the cars are shocking. In 201
RL> AT> I bought a 2008 Jeep Patriot with about 45k miles for $11k. There's n
RL> AT> deal like that around now.
RL>
RL> No, but the main reason is that people don't want to buy a new car
RL> (yet). So they are hanging on to their old ones, which means lower
RL> supply in the used car market, which means higher prices.
That's understandable and likely. Personally I also believe that people are still scared about the threat of being forced into EVs. It seems like all that discussion make the prices go up, and Trump can't quell that fear in 4 years' time.
RL> AT> I've been complaining about unprecented electric bills since last
RL> AT> summer, and the worst ones started in about November, and they still
RL> AT> are out of wack.
RL>
RL> I'm getting concerned about that too. Consumers Power is asking for yet
RL> another rate increase (the first one hasn't been approved yet) and our
RL> Whit-less Tyrant is pushing for more unreliable power sources.
I'd love to quit using electric and start using a gas generator, but I don't think my family in in agreement on that yet. (Imagine telling the electric company that the relationship is over!)
RL> It's already improved for me. Prices are down to where they were before
RL> Bidenomics. And it will go lower as the drilling continues (supply up =
RL> price down). Hopefully Trump will do something about oil refinery
RL> regulations too.
But what about the oil on the windshields of the cars? lol
