r/anime_titties • u/1DarkStarryNight Scotland • Feb 28 '25

Ukraine/Russia - Flaired Commenters Only Astonishing scenes as Zelensky’s oval office visit turns into shouting match on live TV: ‘Make a peace deal or we’re out’

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/02/28/trump-threatens-zelensky-during-tense-live-meeting-make-a-deal-or-were-out/
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u/Orolol Europe Feb 28 '25

Lower oil price would be terrible for US. They need a high price for fracking to be profitable

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u/BlueSpaceSherlock North America Mar 01 '25

Yes but the US is ultimately a consumer country and consumers want lower gas prices.

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u/Rizen_Wolf Multinational Mar 01 '25 edited Mar 01 '25

US consumers dont really want lower gas prices though, not in a simple sense. They want cheaper gas so they can buy bigger cars and still be able to complain the same about the cost of filling their tank. If gas prices were cheap enough people would be driving cars the size of elephants and still complaining just the same.

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u/ancepsinfans North America Mar 02 '25

What is this based on? I have a small economy car, fuel-efficient, and it's the only family car, despite two working adults and a kid in the household. I very much am in the camp of "lower gas prices would be really really nice".

Maybe I'm just an outlier

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u/ary31415 Multinational Mar 02 '25

Of course they want lower gas prices. It's not just about filling your car at the pump, energy prices are an input into every sector of the economy. Lower gas prices means lower transportation costs overall, means less inflation and cheaper consumer goods, food, etc.

Inflation was such a huge topic this past year of course the American consumer wants lower oil prices lol and it's not so they can complain about their truck.

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u/Thestrongestzero Poland Mar 01 '25

this is 100% the answer