My worry is that if we don't get the prices of gas under control, it could lead to civil unrest.
I see it from the perspective of supply chain disruptions involving truckers not being able to properly fill their gas tanks in order to deliver the food we purchase for consumption. I see it from the perspective of day laborers throughout the heartland of America that use their pickup trucks to get to and from work.
I see it from the perspective of the "average" person that has a job that hypothetically pays $15/hr. If the cost to fill their cars with gas continues to rise and the distance they have to drive to get to/from work is substantial enough (>15 miles), it might not make much sense to use their cars as they might not be able to break even over the course of days when you account for the fact that a third of what they make ($15/hr) is taxed, which brings it closer to real rate of $10/hr and then the fact that depending on what they have to spend on gas/day and food while at work, they might be getting paid more like $5/hr after all is said and done.
I fear that sooner or later, we could have a full blown revolution of some sort (might not be downright violence involved, but maybe government being overthrown).
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On paper this seems logical but remember we are just coming out of a 6 month lockdown. People didn’t do much protesting and the groups that did were “fighting” for civil rights.
The American public is confused and looking to the government for answers and direction.
We are brainwashed to believe our media. Remember the “insurrection”, that was painted as if it were a violent attack on America but the other protests that involved looting, burning down of public buildings and takeovers were considered peaceful.
I’ve said for a longtime now that if we had a modem day “Boston tea party” moment the media would paint those revolutionaries as lunatics.
Major uprisings (from common citizens, trash will always behave accordingly) are as likely as Bhanks fighting anyone from Getbig.
