
Seriously? Obviously not your left wing liberal Democrats. So, the rest of the United States.
Nice try. But I'm not buying it. You didn't get your "factoid" from "the rest of the United States", especially when the claim has been debunked left and right, up and down.
Listen, did I say there is a "correct price of gas"? No, I said that what is going on right now is not reasonable. I said we should have one fuel (diesel) and one price for it. <---- my opinion, no facts needed.
You said gas prices are not reasonable. If you know what "not reasonable" is, then you must have something you consider reasonable. I even asked for a range of prices and you could provide that for all grades or just one.
Let me turn the questions back to you for a second, if you are willing to answer with YOUR OWN THOUGHTS on the questions.
Who does it benefit to have gas prices above $4.00 a gallon for the lowest octane of gas?
It can benefit a LOT of people. From the producers. to the retailers (less so), to the general public that invests in the stock market and that trades in the commodities markets. If it is trailing an upward movement of the overall economy, then it is not so much a benefit but an indicator of good things that are causing it to happen. Look at gas price history. Any time it drops precipitously, it's due to a major bad event happening. Recession, terrorist attacks, pandemic are the most recent ones we have seen. NOT something to root for.
But also notice that every time our country starts to recover from something bad (like recession, depression, etc.) and the economy surges, so do gas prices.
So pick your poison: surging economy and rising gas prices, or tanking economy and cheap gas?
If the economic surge outpaces the increase in COL, then i'll take that over a recession or depression any day.
Who does it benefit to have diesel above $5.00 a gallon?
See above.
How do these higher prices help or benefit the citizens of these United States?
See above.