True, fuel prices are down from their peak at the moment.
But my point in writing the column was that Biden Harris policies have caused fuel prices, both gasoline and diesel, (and jet fuel, and other Petroleum byproducts as well, of course) to trend far higher than they needed to be throughout this regime.
Over the past three years, petroleum fuels have averaged 1 1/2 times the price they averaged during the Trump administration… Reaching as much as double at some points, particularly in 2022.
(feel free to go to the original link in Illinois Review. In the original column, I included the hyperlinks to my sources, the federal US energy information agency, and some more readable reports from SMC3).
These consistently high levels of fuel prices are reflected in the price of every product we buy…. From food to clothing, from Christmas presents to day-to-day necessities.
Yes, overall, they are up since President Trump was in office. And diesel has yet to come down.
We’re waiting for that as home heating oil will also drop as well.