Workers consider cost of commute: 'It doesn't make sense for me'
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2022
- The average US commute now costs an extra $35 a month compared to pre-Covid. Some workers are weighing the costs of getting to work against potential job opportunities. CNN's Gabe Cohen reports. #CNN #News
it’s stupid to assume low income homes have annual savings
And can just go out n by a electric car, for one if I could afford one I wouldn't be worried about gas prices second I have yet to see a lower income house or apartment w a outlet to plug the stupid thing in
@@devilsson6660 you are not very familiar with electric cars they have a power station that you have to pay for the power either way people are screwed when Joe Bida and cameltoe Harris was running for the 2020 election on logo sign death to America you best believe it too but there's nothing that a silver bullet cannot fix
@@devilsson6660 you can plug them into any outlet, tesla even includes a plug with their car that you can connect to any home outlet, its just not as fast as a super charger. but if you charge it over night. you are always near a full battery.
@@devilsson6660 Exactly the lowest price like a new mini cooper is $34k it can only go 100 miles on a charge.
@@100PercentTHCfilmsX420X so im supposed to run a 100ft extension cord across my parking into my apartment?
Yup. You’re basically working to pay for gas to go to work. Lol. What a horrible situation.
live to work, work to live*
You voted for this
@@Jay-jb2vr yup. I voted for Putin to invade Ukraine. Good job buddy. Lot of thinking going on in that little brain of yours.
Exactly.
@@giantasparagus Let's go Brandon
Yet no one mentioned how these companies are making RECORD profits while telling us they were forced to raise prices because others raised prices on them.....
That's the game.......
Says where? Stocks are down. The wealthy are pulling out to move to a different country. And Comapanies are going bankrupt. If they are making massive profits then the economy must be performing well and other oil tycoons would want to join in right? No, they clearly state they are not willing to dig oil anymore because it's NOT profitable. Please stop listening to what other people say. The economy is down. Americans just like to blame other people for their problems.
@@vydg9400 says these companies on their quarterly earnings reports
Please stop trying to distract from the failures of the Biden administration.
That is just ignorance of how the system works.
“When you’re paying almost 5 bucks for gas” ma’am we’re over that
Did he say "low income" and "annual savings" in the same sentence? Lmao.
Right that's what I said !!!
My thought too
You heard it correctly lol
i caught that too... lol ridiculous. We are POOR we can barely afford modern society, and they talking about savings haha
Remember most democrat politicians and news personalities have no idea what its like to live in the middle class. They largely live in nice areas of big cities and make huge salaries. They sit and talk about how they know how much gas prices and inflation hurt families.... they have no idea because the wealthy aren't effected
you expect people on low income to have savings...? really.....?
sure
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Everything they said was ridiculous
My husband makes 200k, we live in Southern Orange County California and we have absolutely zero savings to draw from. It’s also hitting other income brackets too now.
I calculated how did everything go up except pay increase I can't even afford gas to go to work anymore 😡
If rents hadn’t gone up $500-$1,000 a month, everything else going up would be more affordable! Why don’t they speak of the entire picture in this economy?
That’s what people voted for on November 2020 🤷♂️
@@Pete-co6nu Shit I voted for Trump😂
@@mason4966 Then you still would've been screwed 😂
@@seanyoung9014 Would I though?
@@mason4966 Yes. Just in a different way.
When will the media stop using "the office" as a synonym for work. Not everyone works in an office. Apparently everyone who matters does.
Not all of America can pull their work trailers behind a subway car, are trans teachers wanting to pick up on their four year old students and can afford $80,000 electric cars. The democrats are 100% out of touch with America, science and the universe.
It's even more offensive that they talk about poor people and their "savings." Out of touch or what.
And these offices shut down were non-important. People like me who worked Target. Grocery jobs and important areas worked the whole covid wave and kept things on shelves. But yet we don't get thanks or anything special. Just that we did great in sales -_- but its not an office, so we don't matter
I AGREE 💯
Does that offend you somehow?
Man I miss life in the year 1995 when I was a kid.
Me too i miss the life in the 1990z
I miss the life in the 1920's when I was a youngster
Go Go Power Rangers!
The people who make the rules are detached from real life. People who live day to day are becoming detached from real life from struggle fatigue. Jan 6 was only the beginning.
Eating fast food is cheaper than buying budget groceries. Cost of living is rising, paychecks remain the same and companies think 0.10c is an actual raise. It makes no sense for one person to work more than a single job to live. Does this shit even register to people??
“Lower income savings”… That actually made me laugh. It’s getting harder to find middle income savings these days.
Yeah i agree
I make $65k and still have to be careful. lol.
Why the hell are these people living so far from work? They all obviously need to get new jobs closer to home. Then the whole world will use less gas.
Or, they can learn to take a train.
@@gfoster1972 Christ how broke are you people?
@@terjeoseberg990 I wish we had the transportation system like in Europe. Many have a commute that requires driving. Unfortunately.
In our office they wanted us to return to working half in the office, half from home. Because our team is so small, and because our boss is in another location, we argued that it made no sense for us to come in and they agreed with us. It was a small victory but so appreciated
lucky you don't work for elon musk , he says you resign if you don't go back to work in the place where the company is located.
The company left Communist California and the employees had to show up then and were offered relocation deals. The ones who could move did. Now though without the insanity of Commiefornia, Elon will be able to hire way more people and have an even greater positive effect on the overall planet and the human species as a whole. Cheers
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Go back to work.its simple.they agreed with you because your forcing them to choose.an employee or none at all.simple chose for them🤷♂️
Glad y’all spoke up.
My job started asking us to return to the office 5 days a week and I immediately started looking for another job. When I searched for remote jobs on LinkedIn, I found several remote jobs in the insurance industry that I qualified for and found one with higher pay. Returning back to the office at the salary I was making would have caused me to cut back on the amount I contribute to my retirement savings as well as how much I put to the side for saving for another car.
Congrats to you! That was a blessing in disguise…. I bet other people will follow you.
At the rate we are going retirement will hardly cover the cost of living and vehicles are and will be unaffordable moving forward. Good luck though.
This is what happened in Zimbabwe, gas went real high, then people stopped working and unemployment went to 80% which caused their currency to collapse, eventually a $100 trillion dollar bill was wothless... The government tried to solve the problem by printing money out of thin air. Sound familiar? 🤣
This is EXACTLY what caused the housing crash in 08.
Pay to drive to work, or make your house payment.
“We’re going to cut back on our travels” it must be nice to be able to travel 😂🤦🏽♂️ I act like a tourist every time I go to the store and this woman is going to cut back on her “travels” 😂
Right, Im glad I'm not the only one that heard that
Fr 🤣 closest thing to traveling for me is a trip to the mountains
@@Terminal_Apotos going to work is a road trip for me 😂 sometimes I like spoil myself and switch from neutral to drive and I let my hair down 😂
Well you voted for it now sit and enjoy your work.
@@sampsonsimpson7013 your right, fucking trump started printing money like crazy and fucked everyone up! I 100% agree with you, last time I vote Republican!
I learned my lesson about 14 years ago when gas hit almost $4.50/gal. Never own a gas guzzler as a primary vechile.
They drive a big pickup and a 4 door Jeep Wrangler but complain about gas prices... This story should be about the stupid decision of people planning to retire...
@@julioblanco it's about keeping up with the Joneses. In the US, social status is a lot about size: the size of your home, the size of your car. I am sure many are not even aware that these factors influence their decisions.
Unfortunately if you have to use a
“ gas guzzler “ to conduct business your options are limited.
@@julioblanco yeah driving gas guzzlers and complain about fuel prices,
My EV cost me around 15$ in electricity gets me around 280miles so 500miles
less thsn $30
Same here. After the last spike, I started consolidating trips. I was able to cut down from refueling weekly to bi-weekly. I've sense sold my little Subaru and purchased a RAV4 hybrid. I didn't even notice the increase, because I only refuel once a month. I have a diesel truck that I use when I need to pull a trailer, but 90% of the time, everything fits in the RAV4. I had to laugh at a friends choice to purchase a new RAM3500 dually because shortly after the purchase, he started complaining about diesel prices. 😂
Well if the USA had good public transit the price hike wouldn't be so devastating!
Hypothesis: gas company is mad everyone stayed home for a year, now they need to re-line their coffers. Record profits to make up for their losses. It’s scummy. They have more than enough, it’s greed driving them to do this to us.
Mad? No. Just made all their contractors insolvent.
It's political policy , this administration shut down pipe line and decided to sanctioned Russia which caused us to have to buy from other countries at higher prices
Lower income families dont have any savings to draw from.
True
Nor do higher-income families with exceptionally large medical debt. Which is a LOT of us. :/
Exactly !!!!
Not my fault you wanted a family
@@evenlyanxious yes you do you are higher income
The physical “Office “ should be a thing of the past for most people.. because this is crazy
Those jobs could go to other countries when companies figure it out. Working from home is the easiest way to work yourself out of a job.
@@trainsandlocomotives I disagree. That’s fear mongering. Many jobs that are remote have offices in other countries where they are remote as well. If a company wants to send work overseas, they’ll do so whether you’re in the office or not. Actually keeping workers home save the companies money. Jobs mainly want employees back in the building because they built those super expensive state of the art buildings or are in long term commercial leases.
How so?
Imagine getting fired from home lol I
MOST OF US CAN'T AFFORD EV 😡
I'm surprised none of these employers have come together and decided to allow their employees to work from home. This is absurd.
What if you work on the line to make Twinkies. You can't make twinkies at home. Lol
If I work for a restaurant how can I work from home tf
What’s funny as an office worker, we have our C Suite executives, Engineers and Product Managers having that luxury of working from home. Yet proclaiming the narrative to the rest of the frontline workers, especially within the call center to work in the office 5 days a week. While they are comfortable in their own homes not worrying about childcare and gas. It’s a hypocritical narrative that hurts the employees that make the least amount of money. That’s us in the fintech world. With the right tools in measuring productivity: CRM, SaaS, Telephony worker metrics, plus call monitoring. Not to mention Zoom/Slack. Remote work is possible, and if one underperforms, it’s tracked and addressed. Yeah culture would hurt because less face to face interaction and camaraderie. But what’s more important here: Culture or Financial Stability?
If enough of workers at your company went on strike over the hypocrisy there might be something done. Overall though things might get bad enough in this country that there will be riots over prices.
That's part of the usa plan. They want you to know you're not welcome in the country if you're not rich
It's insulting to imagine high achievers who btw write the rules to not carve out some noticeable perks for ourselves 😏
Culture and their power
Wdym culture would hurt?
True story, even here in Canada I'm not sure a 45 minute commute makes 28 bucks an hr enough, and that's mental, but rent is 2000 and gas would be a bunch on top, we need a better system, a human system, one that works best for society and not shareholders
Man + pickup more like $60/hr.
@@markbernier8434 ROFL!!!🙄
More bikes, fewer cars! Denser neighborhoods, better jobs!
@Pacey Baumgardner says the fat guy living in his mom's basement thinking he's Al Capone. 🤣
America has been sold out to corporate companies. Not so sure about Canada but you know the saying, birds of a feather flock together.
The gas prices are ridiculous, but so are people who drive military tanks to work.
The wife and I have no debt beyond our mortgage and make what most would consider to be very handsome incomes. That being said, this runaway inflation has really impacted our budget, as we are unwilling to increase spending on discretionary items at the expense of our long term savings goals! Planned trip to Boston for a summer vacation? Cancelled - taking over $5000 out of the coffers of their local economy - a reality that is happening MANY, MANY times over throughout the country. It adds up!
I also disagree with the talking heads in this video offering “cover” for the Biden Administration! This man has been a complete disaster for our country on so many levels - one idiotic policy after another! Easily the WORST PRESIDENT OF MY LIFETIME………🤬
looks like a work from home situation needs to be the norm during this period. Should affect gas prices too
Not everyone gets to work from home. 😉
@@rankat1841 Right,
@@aball7654 Yes. This is an "adjustment" by the big oil companies that lost thousands during the shut down during COVID. Period.
They lost profits. Now they're coming for their lost revenue, period.
Think about it. There should be massive reserves due to the shut down shouldn't there be?
Aren't we brainwashed with that misdirecting "supply and demand" bullshit?
They control the supply, period. When supply is withheld, of course demand goes up. It's all bullshit greed. Period.
It's a slack from home situation.
One stone throw away to normalizing climate lockdowns. People are so easily manipulated into social engineering.
You can't choose to drive a huge V8 Diesel Truck, 500 miles a week, then complain about the gas. I mean, they are just commuting to work, they aren't even hauling anything.
Get a 350cc bike, get 100 mph!!
ikr. I wish they would have questioned them about their choice of vehicles. Looked like a lot of these people were driving gas pig trucks and SUVs.
*sigh* Do you know anything about blue-collar workers who have to drive a truck like that for work - and work keeps changing where it's located? That's a thing.
@@evenlyanxious They are not driving for work, they are just commuting to work.
You didn't watch the video, did you?
I was thinking the same thing…
I found it odd that when people are going back to work after working from home, now gas goes up🤔?!?! Suspect!!! Very suspect😡
Problem when you have no laws to prevent oil companies from price gouging the American people...
Remembering the gas problem back in the 70's.......I've learned that driving a big car is bad for your wallet, I drive a small car now. I couldn't afford an electric car so I bought the next best thing....a smaller car. I've learned to live within my means, I learned the hard way.......
Me, too. There are too many Americans driving enormous gas guzzlers .
Many families cannot use small car. This is why the SUV became so popular. It is a smaller car but yet has the capacity for families. The fallacy with your theory is that you were putting the onus on the individual and not the senile old man call Brandon that we have in the White House who is responsible for the economic collapse that we are now experiencing.
We remember the previous administration when we had Energy and economic security. We were the worlds leading producer of energy. We had about one percent inflation at the end of the previous administration. All of this came about with Joe Biden‘s new administration that we had so much hope for. He immediately rescinded a lot of the policies of the previous administration and now we are facing economic and energy disaster.
@@t.r.campbell6585 Putting the onus on the individual? Don't you conservatives believe in personal responsibility? Choose to drive a gas guzzler, pay the price. And by the way, children can fit into the backseat of smaller cars. You don't "need" an suv if you have a family.
@@redheadedstepchild1234
Thanks, I lost brain cells reading his comment …
@@redheadedstepchild1234 I am Mexican American
I don't seek help or approval from white people regarding the rights of my people to armed self defense against racist white people. Somebody who stands with the Ukraine against Russian tyranny should understand that.
Ukrainians were stupid for listening to Bill Clinton to give up their nuclear weapons. Only an idiot depends on Democrats to protect them. My guns are more reliable than Democrat promises.
Viva la Raza Unida!
Remember the deacons for defense!
This is the problem saying that high gas prices will make people drive less, if you have to get to work there is no way to drive less and all high gas prices do is make you broke.
Perhaps don't use a pick up for a commuter vehicle
And just a few years ago I was paying less than $2 a gallon. Trump knew how to do it.
@@tixximmi1 😆😁😆. That was hilarious!!
@@wlogan3371 And true. Gas here in Texas was a bit less than $2. I have a picture of paying $1.89 per gallon. Brandon screwed it up.
@@tixximmi1
Did you suffer a head trauma recently or do you really believe that POTUS decide of the price of gas ?!?
My wife and I are retired in Florida. No more 70 mile round trip. Just going shopping and doctors appointments. Gas lasts almost two weeks on the car.
I took public transport for the first time in 4 years today saved about $20 for the day
Some of us aren't low income. I live in a rural area, drive 45 minutes to work everyday, and the gas jumped from 3.30 to 5.60. I had to literally 'pay' to work the other day because I'm on commission and 2 appts canceled. It really doesn't seem worth it sometimes.
Sorry hun, you’re considered low income 😔
@@shashuabates1310
He didn’t tell you how much he made.
Pull your head out !
@@dr.reviewsfrompersonalexpe7603 it doesn’t matter… If she is negatively affected bc of gas prices alone; then unfortunately she’s in the same boat as everyone else in the US. Unless she’s a politician or a 1%, it’s gonna suck. It is what it is. You need to stop being so sensitive. 😒
@@shashuabates1310 I mean everyone is technically negatively effected but I’ll still be able to save 10-20 k this year. And I’m an entry level systems engineer.
@@shashuabates1310 You stupid? even high income earners are effected by gas prices. not as much as low income earners but they are still effected
if employers can, let them work from home & have a office meeting once a fortnight or once a week.
@Frfggg Ffgcdkkd we're not talking about them not going back to work we're talking about them going back to the office. There is a huge difference there but apparently you're too incompetent to understand that
How about just vote the right ppl in so we can operate like normal Americans instead of voting for someone because he's not trump. But u rather risk your country I mean u were all warned by trump himself what was gonna happen and it did . But you'll listen to cnn and everything else
@Frfggg Ffgcdkkd lol what
Sure, in the state they were hired in.
You’ll be wishing you went to the office when the company figures out other countries are cheaper then Americans. That’s the easiest way to give up your job and income.
The 1,100$ units that were fill now are empty.... they upped the price to 1,560$ and everyone moved. Over 139 units empty in a 270 complex. They will see when they stay empty
Violence is going to get out of hand as everyone is getting priced out of hope
I don't understand the push to returned to an office. Why? We've successfully worked from home for over 2 years. So what's the point? it's just costing everyone more money.
Because people do not accept change easily. They will stay stuck in a bad place rather than move to improve. Yet still claim to be logical beings!😆 “Stuck on stupid!”
What about the economy? Does everyone staying home improve the economy?
You weren't productive at home.
Bosses and supervisors need to justify their existence.
Tax reasons I believe. You can't claim office supplies for your business if people are working from home.. that's what I 🤔
Every time gas prices go down, Americans buy gas guzzling SUVs, then freak out when gas prices go up. I bought a Prius and I take a shuttle to work. You have to think long-term
Jason your are damn right about that!
Europeans use scooters to go to work. usefull if you need to cross a city and avoid traffic but not if you have to use the highway for many miles.
That requires people to have a brain. I've moved close to work where I can fill up every 3 weeks. But I also bought a bike and been converting to that. Good workout, fun, and no gas.
Also people could carpool but...
Ahhh thr prius owners are coming out in full force. It would be interesting to see a contractors and construction workers show up to a job in a prius. Guess they'd have to travel in tandem to haul a board but hey, at least they have a prius.
I have been riding 900 MPGe electric bikes for the past 10 years and got rid of my car in 2012 to save month. It has been a wonderful experience.
How about the truckers?? A fill up cost us $1k!!
2 vehicles 17 gal tank 85.00 to fill
12 gal tank 70. That's nearly 200 a week to get to work and close to 800 a month... have to cut back on everything
Everyone talking about Inflation being the reason why Gas is so expensive now a days, yet the shareholders and all executives of the gas companies are loving their profits and large salaries.
I lost money on oil stocks during president Trumps 4 years. Under incompetent failing Biden, the only stocks going up are oil.
Record profits.
Absolutely!
The reason is Biden's policies. It's that simple.
@@mlee9049 No, it isn't that simple. Oil is a GLOBALLY TRADED COMMODITY. You think he can wave a magic wand and suddenly oil will be trading at 40 dollars a barrel?
The way times are falling apart I'm starting to be proud to be 40 years old, with no kids, living with mommy and driving a 2009 Accord.
Living off others is the best way to avoid total brokenness in my opinion.
@Spike Thompson I'm late 50s. In my time that was every young person's desire -- get the hell out of the house ASAP. Nowadays, they want to suck off the teat forever.
Lol the definition of a LOOOOSSEEERRR
@@YA-qj8fx Well you could also pay for a home, 2 kids and a stay at home wife working a job you applied for through the classifieds section of the newspaper back in your time. That ol American economic boom after WW2 was pretty great wasn’t it?
Same minus 20 years and a Civic instead
Two large vehicles, living in a home and talking about summer vacation. Not even close to reality for most Americans. A lot of folks only have one car, live in apartments and no vacation.
Where I live, Gas is nearly 6 dollars. Before I quit to start my own practice, I would be stuck 2 hours going to work, and 2 hours going back. My car wasn't exactly gas efficient, but then if I were to by a gas efficient or electric car, I'd have to cough up 30-50k. I've also considered the fact that 85% of my job can be done remotely so being in the office 5 days a week didn't make sense.
Because gas prices are insane, If companies are forcing people back to the offices for duties that can be done remotely, commute should be done on the company's time and dime, not the employee. In fact, if a law passed that made employers subsidize employee commute, you'll see how quickly businesses adopt WFH.
Oil companies should be heavily fined for price gouging
All companies that have done price gouging should get fined a huge chunk of their marginal gross profit increases since 2019. If your gross profit margin increased by 40% after jacking up prices by 50%, then it means your true costs only increased by ~10% and most of the remaining 40% is price-gouging.
Why should they fined ? , it's called capitalism, companies can charge whatever people are willing to pay .
@@kingdomfor1 Capitalism is the problem.
@@kingdomfor1 yeah, cause the 1890s was the pinnacle of capitalistic utopia right? Price gouging is still illegal my dude. Gas isn’t something we can just simply boycott either, but the gas companies realized they can use the Russo-Ukrainian war as a smokescreen. They are rolling in record high earnings, which they shouldn’t be. Price gouging is highly anti capitalistic, hence why they should get fined
@@Barrettiful Price gouging is capitalism in action, that is how it's supposed to work best case scenario.
We're probably going to hear soon with the next quarterly reports that energy companies are not only making record profit, but increased profit margins too.
That's not the energy companies fault. It's Government caused. Brandon did it.
It's called capitalism, all of a sudden people are complaining, why ?, Capitalism is about making profit, it's not to help people. Stop complaining, everyone loves capitalism.
@@kingdomfor1 You know you would be forced to work harder under any socialism. Or offer for being anti leader/leaders
@@tixximmi1 you are aware that this is world wide, right? Who is Brandon and how did he affect gas prices in Sweden?
@@kingdomfor1 I am Mexican American
I don't seek help or approval from white people regarding the rights of my people to armed self defense against racist white people. Somebody who stands with the Ukraine against Russian tyranny should understand that.
Ukrainians were stupid for listening to Bill Clinton to give up their nuclear weapons. Only an idiot depends on Democrats to protect them. My guns are more reliable than Democrat promises.
Viva la Raza Unida!
Remember the deacons for defense!
$6.14 a gallon today. My employer thinks I’m going back to the office, they’re hitting the pipe way too hard. Hundreds of dollars a YEAR? Mine will do that in a month. Need a part-time job to afford the gas for my full-time commute.
Consumers need to band together and go after these large oil corporations who are making record profits
Back in the 80's when my friends started having babies many of my friends quit their jobs because it wasn't economical for them to go to work. For them it was the cost of childcare, clothes and bus fare combined. Fortunately their husbands had good paying jobs.
As it should be nowadays. Bring back stay at home moms
Bring back our jobs from over seas and regulate corporate greed
This is why birthrates are plummeting in the US. The only people breeding will be the very uneducated and new immigrants.
Bring back stay at home dads
@@MB-sn8sf Nah I want to go to work get away from mama
Guys, I work for the same folks as you, live 81 miles from work. Been remote for years, until current folks (senior management) decided to not honor verbal agreements...
If I am required to drive to work 3 days a week, guess what, I am retiring immediately...end of story...hope our employer reads this and takes heed...
Not worth the money nor health wise anymore...
Wasn't the health situation either. It was set up that way for the Deep State to take over.
Corporations that easily dealt with WFH during the pandemic but are since requiring folks to go back-to-office ….Their primitive hardheaded-ness isn’t going unnoticed. Companies that have chosen to be more progressive are slowly collecting all the better candidates .
Slowly but surely, we’ll all be able to (fairly or unfairly ) quickly categorize white-collar workers as “second rate professionals ” if they’re still in an office..
Next time get it in writing
Good for you, no one should be doing a 160 mile commute!
If you can afford to retire, do it! The time you have left on the planet is the most valuable resource that exists. Don't waste it on your employer one second more than you have to.
One gallon of gas in Russia costs $3.43. Why it is so expensive in the US? Both are oil reach nations.
It's like living in nightmare. House's price that closes to work or school is expensive, but to commute from affordable neighborhood to work while fuel's price soars is insane.
think ill just quit my job and lay on a beach. seriously
Me too. Honest work just doesnt pay..it's a negative sum game.
I'm trying to find a new job and commute is a huge factor for me. I live right next to my current job, so I really maybe spend $30 a month in gas. I could make more further away, but so much will be eaten up by the cost of the commute
I'm in the same boat. My job is 7 miles away. Other jobs would take a bite out of budget.
Im litterally try to keep a full tank. Im spending 70 dollars a week. Commuting a 45 min drive to work...... For a 2016 chevy cruze thats suppose to get 30 mpg city and 42 mph for highway. Honestly the ethonal i think is higher then the 15% increase cause i know i aint getting 30 miles on a gallon rn. I had a full tank friday morning. 5 days later. Wensday. Im gonna be on E by the end of the night. And i need another 70 dollars.
@@mewtwomotherfuka I'm not even considering anything more than 20 minutes away for this reason. Granted, I live in the right part of a larger city. Most businesses are within that drive. A lot of people are not that lucky.
Did you decide to stick with your current job?
@@cherylT321 I'm being very selective, which is making the job search take longer. Pretty much, no place over 20 minutes away. I still have lots of options.
Get rid of those Big Luxury vehicles to save ⛽️
Wait commute is $35 extra!? My commute went from $65 every two weeks to $160 now! I’m paying almost $320 a month or more! That’s about $260 more a month! And even buying a new vehicle, or used, is ridiculous! And not even including my wife who spends $75 every week! $300 a month! So basically paying over $600 in gas! That’s a mortgage payment! What in the hell happened!?
If you can afford to have savings, you're not lower income. Always make sure to add your commute times to your work week, and subtract your commuting costs from your salary are wage. If you're being paid the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, you have an hour and a half of commuting, and you have an unpaid lunch break, you're actually putting in 10 hours daily for that job, not 8, and your actual wage is only $5.80 per hour.
Thankyou for doing the math- I was just having this conversation with friends.
What do you consider savings? $500 or $50k?
@@missjanelove 6 months to a year of expenses. An emergency fund for car repairs, uncovered medications, toothaches.
It's different for everyone.
It's about paying oneself first, by putting money away before paying bills, and living beneath ones means.
Who in the hell would commute an hour and an half for a $7.25 job? Dear lord. I think illegal immigrants get paid more than that.
Richest Man in Babylon
Exactly, the OIL companies are going to cause a Recession !! Most of the extra costs are GAS related !!
They should be jailed for Price Gouging !!
No it's only the "extra cost" have you gone grocery shopping!??!
@@C.G91 all that is related to the rising cost of diesel fuel
Biden cancelled keystone pipeline, stopped approving oil drilling on federal lands, banned fracking, I would say this is all caused by the dementia man in chief
$1000 a month fuel bill? That is nuts. Unless they need that for type of business, I don't feel sorry for them.
Yall did forget to mention all of his executive orders to shut down oil. Thought I would point that out.
When will the oil companies be taken to talk for their price gouging? This is global...record profits!
When will politicians be taken to task for bad energy policies and rhetoric.
Odd that you can have record inflation and record corporate profits at the same time. I wonder why....
How's 🌹
Didn't you hear, " poor ppl have savings!" That BS!
Their profits are actually going down, the financials don’t reflect the damage inflation is doing yet. Next month, a lot of financials will be filed that do not look good
How can you retire when taking expensive summer vacations every year is considered a necessity.
I've known some older people who find it easier to get into a larger vehicles then smaller ones. I know it's not the typical Trend and lot of older people like it the other way around. It would be nice if they had shorter shorter sun visors options for sedan so taller people could actually use them. Also I need a lot of snow so an SUV even crossover is better than a sedan where I live. I'm 5-11 and most sedans that are made now I find very uncomfortable.
Well as a couple, if you have 2 Diesel trucks and you're not using them to transport construction equipment then how the Fu*k can you complain?
They don't usually complain. But you're right. You choose what you want to drive.
Because the down payment for a new car is too much and good credit is almost non existent so they keep the car they have because it's almost paid for. This is the likely scenario for many Americans.
Smaller cars people. No trucks if you're not using them for construction.
Good advice unless you have the money.
Smaller cars still costing a lot
I’m a drummer, I tried owning a car hauling a drumset to practice and gigs, it’s impossible
@@sammihebert6493 yup, you have a few good option. Toyota RAV4 get great mpg for a small SUV I think over 30mpg. Only car that could fit a drum set is a towncar lol but they only get 20mpg.
“The sale price for an EV, on average, was $60,054 in February. That compared to $45,596 on average for all new vehicles.”
“[Home EV chargers cost] around $500 to $700 for the charger. But the larger cost may be wiring it up.”
“[For insurance]EV owners typically pay a premium.”
“All things considered, if you drive at least 12,000 miles a year, have a home charger and qualify for federal tax credits, experts say you have a good chance of being in the black within two or three years”
-NBC News, 16 March 2022
So provided you drive enough miles, already have a home charger and qualify for federal tax credits (an outlay which is paid for in quantitative easy which in turn drives inflation) you would have “a good chance” of breaking even after 2 to 3 years. And this assumes you have the capital to purchase a new vehicle in the first place.
The notion that buying an EV is a viable solution to sudden inflation is absolute nonsense and anyone pedalling such an ignorant notion deserves to be ridiculed.
What historic gains please name one!
I have known people in the U.S. who drive 50 miles to work. I would never drive 50 miles to work at a lousy job to make someone else rich. I guess thats the American dream, or nightmare really.
No, we don't enjoy our commutes. However, "affordable" housing in California is usually always a long commute away.
Very proud of you! You tell’em!
these prices are awful. I don’t feel bad for the people with huge pick up trucks. They decided to buy those.
And big and heavy tires. Takes a whole gallon just to get them moving from a complete stop. 😆😆😆
People need larger vehicles on farms to haul equipment and tow trailers so they can farm. It's important for larger farming equipment (combines) so food can be produced so people can eat. We'll see the increase in costs next harvest in the supermarket. If it costs farmers more money, then it costs everyone money.
@@ren7784 farmers are like 4% of the population. We aren't talking about the farmers in rural areas. They can have all the heavy duty vehicles they like, for all anyone cares. This is about the guy who works at Menards in Madison Wisconsin who has to drive a lifted RAM1500 30 miles to work everyday so that everyone knows how badass he is. That guy gets no sympathy
the agenda is to push electric cars.
Pos democrats
The Solution is simple, energy independence.
Infrastructure is just as terrible as rising gas prices, Millions of people all going the same
Direction befor & after work. Sitting in traffic for many hours
When we as a Nation prioritize "Car Infrastructure" over all other means we are no longer in control yet somehow we have been "brainwashed" to think that sitting on a Highway for hours during rush hour is "individual freedom" !
Up here in Canada, it's over $7.50 a gallon. Combine that with the 7% annual inflation from last year, middle income families are now low income. It's unreal, and unsustainable.
All by design Kyle.
@@WinstonSmith24 yep. Rich keep getting richer too. I just want to buy a home one day..
@@Vetal777 unfortunately, they are a good deal more expensive than my current car. Not as “simple” as you are saying.
Exxon stock has doubled since Biden took office. Oil companies know that electric cars will take over, that US Democrats will promote electric cars, and that Republicans will fight electric cars. Oil companies will do everything they can to put US Republicans back in power, even if it's just for four years.
and you don't have to pay your own medical bills!
It would be nice if employers would allow those who can absolutely perform their tasks from home do so remotely like in the beginning of covid. This is a really bad situation for anyone who has to commute for 15 minutes to 1 hr. It's a crisis!
A crisis caused by the Biden administration... Yet you will still vote for him again...
We had the best economy in years under trump. We were oil independent and exporting oil.. The gas prices started to rise on election day. Do your research...we had the lowest gas prices in decades under trump..
Yet orange man was so bad...
yea man, im in college and working part time to hopefully save money so I dont have any debt when I transfer to uni. Kinda seems like a pipe dream now, though
If you can work from home, someone else can do the same job from another country for cheaper. Perfect example of working yourself out of a job.
@@trainsandlocomotives Doesn't matter if you work from home or go to the office if greedy corps want to outsource they will.
@@salemend6891 definitely true. Work from home people making it too easy
It's almost as if the city and suburb designs were planned in order to use more gasoline rather than less. It's almost as if the oil and gas industry had a hand it the structural development of this nation. 🤔
Driving a Jeep and a massive Pick-up 500 miles a week then complain about how much gas costs.
Our civilization and modern cities are built around the gas stations. The commuting is insane. Companies could help by hiring ppl close to the work place, and allowing as much remote work as possible. They could also facilitate car pooling among the employees.
Decades ago, long commutes for dad to get to work were solved by packing up the entire family and MOVING close the job. There is not much chance of doing that these days with the housing shortage we are stuck in. Finding a new place to live that is affordable and close to your worksite is now all but impossible.
@Roberto Diana's
Welcome to what you continue to vote for.... Capitalist....no 😭
Infeasible
Workers can work from home in many cases. The coffee shops might not be happy but the planet will be better for it.
Our restaurants are busy. Very busy. And I'm better for it.
Lol maybe you should say that to the waste management people, the grocery store clerks, the truck drivers and everyone else that really matters in society. If you can work from home your job doesn't really matter and should be treated as such. The world would be better for it!
@@cryhavoc6106 chill out edgelord. Working from home jobs allow individuals to s**t more, visit the grocery store more, and order more stuff online, greatly benefiting the 3 jobs you highlighted
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I declined a new job when bait and switch they informed me there would be no hybrid opportunities. Between the commute and this senior role not having a office the minimal pay bump was not worth it
What Historic gains is he speaking about? I had to start working a second full time job to make ends meet. You should not have to work 80 hours a weeks to just get by. This Economy is Broken, its been Broken for a long time and and its about time we had a conversation about that.
I'm working 80 hours a week a month away from home at a time I'm getting to save a little bit of money but not alot
Yet voters continually vote against light rail, subways and other mass transit projects. You prefer to drive your car but complain when the gas goes up and it cost more to get to work.
Ain't that a kick in the head.
No, we prefer not being raped, robbed, knifed, or shot on public transportation because liberals thinks nuts have more rights than normal people.
Car centric city design. If people had option to ride cycle , bus and train , then people will not have to worry about it
WAGES MUST INCREASE LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
When I was younger, it took me less than two weeks to realize if a job I had taken was worth it in terms of getting above the break even point. If a job's expenditure is not above 20% all expenses related to work and living expense, then you will actually save money not working. People do not realize you cannot accept job positions that provide you with negative income when factoring in all expenses in your life. People living at the minimum wage level cannot save or change their habits to save more money in order to keep a job that gives them a net negative income outcome which is why so many open positions will never be filled at the lower levels of society. The same situation has and will happen across all class income levels throughout the world. You cannot subsist if both in the short term and long the revenue you generate is lower than expenses forced on you. What will happen is that people will attempt to dramatically alter their life style and much of the discretionary expenses thought to be essential will be pruned out and more and more people will never go back. Much of the marketing fluff you see will mean nothing, because many will have no income or are no longer sensitive to the influence due to survival factors.
I remember when i started working at 15 in 1988. Minimum wage was 4.25 an hour. I also remember when this shit wasn't happening under trump...
@@ryangrumbles2216 Oh, did T raise minimum raise?
@@ryangrumbles2216 How much of your tax money payed for thumper to go play golf during 4 years? How much do you send him monthly for his contempt charges in NY? How much did you send him for his failed wall, that the Mexicans were suppose to pay for? Give it up, thumper CONNED you and you need to figure it out for yourself.
By the way, minimum wage for me was $2.25 an hour and I never blamed a President for it. I made my own and saved for my future. Keep blaming Joe, since you will never blame yourself.
School
If you are an adult working minimum wage jobs made really bad decisions.
We can all thank Biden for inflation and higher gas prices. He has done basically nothing to address these issues he created. Other than blame everyone else.
The media focuses so much on white collar jobs when it comes to being “back to office” however how about blue collar workers? Or essential service providers? A person that works at construction cannot work from home, same for a nurse or a pizza delivery driver, yet those aren’t the narratives we hear from. Those are the people that are truly struggling.
My husband is a heavy engine mechanic and had an hour plus commute into the shop. If he didn't find a job closer to home, gas prices would of ruined our budget. There are lots of trades people and service workers who don't have the luxury to work from home.
I thought this was a news report, not a SNL skit 🤣
My husband is a Database Analyst and has no in-person meetings, and he can do his job entirely at home. Because he's the highest-paid person in the office that's NOT an executive he's been told he must go in for appearance's sake. This costs us $50+/wk extra now because we have a truck that we bought second-hand before we knew gas prices were going to rocket upwards. He's interviewing for a new and fully remote job today. Employers must recognize that although $50/wk doesn't sound like much, it shouldn't reflect badly on them. We have huge medical bills and associated costs with that - that doesn't mean his higher salary is enough to sustain us. Where are we supposed to cut back when we've already cut back on everything?
Database analysts make good money, sounds like yall just need to restructure your expenses.
Well, sell the truck and get a Phev.
Laughs and cries in British, I wish I had that problem, $50 bucks a week for fuel omg I'm beyond jelly. I don't even want to tell you how many thousands I spend.
Global inflation is a pain in the butt.
I thought everyone knew gas prices would increase after covid, that was pretty much talked about all the time during covid... anyhow, sell the stupid truck and buy an electric car and borrow your neighbors truck if you need to transport big stuff, make a cake for them or pay for the gas
See my comment, I am also in IT and need ZERO face to face meetings except to make management feel empowered to be able to tell us how to live our lives...yeah, that's pretty much it...and was planning on retiring last year, but what was the point? Stayed to help out as others went away and now getting treated like a tool or equipment, no thank you. My wife is a little younger and an RN and loves here job and is close, I don't need this job, but, as your spouse, they apparently need me. "They" better start thinking...with heads removed from lower torso.
It’s so sad seeing what this country has become. We’re literally dying to live and none of Biden proposals do nothing to help the average American. We’re too busy funding a war “we’re not involved in” but how about funding your fellow Americans instead of trying to work us to death
Look on the positive side, no mean tweets.
lol...like you think the orange clown cares about you peons? How much did the American taxpayer dish out over 4 years, so he could work on his "bigly" handicap on the course? How much did the taxpayers pay for a imaginary wall, that can be tunnelled under or scaled by a taller ladder? How much is the grifter hitting you up monthly for your "contributions" to his legal battles? Nice try...now go write him another check, as it's the 6th and no doubt you're late on rent!
@@danven1256 they were honest tweets. Not mean. Truth hurts sometimes...
Trillions for the Military, while here at home we just turned into a Third World Country
@@tonimartin6167 "Trillions"?...geez, get a grip magga martin. The EX 45 made damn sure we would turn 3rd world, just like he ran his casinos and hotels into BK.
I just can't believe our education system dispensed so many not very brights to roam our country.
Please Toni, quit staring at the VIOLENCE CHANNEL, .... aka fox and check out the real facts put forth by the j 6th committee. Maybe just maybe you will actually learn something.
Greedy corporations are causing this horrific inflation. Not government policy.
everyone call off work for gas reasons
Hundreds of dollars more a year? If it stays like this it will be thousands. It cost me $50 to fill my Honda Civic and the warning light wasn’t even on.
50 dollars? Count yourself lucky then cos it cost 95 pounds to fill a civic in the UK today. Thats 119 dollars!
@@1981robbo and people there consider half hr drive too far.
Businesses are highly predatory with pricing of everything. The price things to suit their needs. The consumer? Gets shafted and is expected to shell out big time. And the employers? They pay low wages and call it competitive. While they rake in RECORD PROFITS
Welcome to Capitalism,.and you continue to vote for it 😂
Christian then why don’t you go and start your own business and set the example?
@@Keepskatin ...and we should all vote for what?
“Its already bad, it could get worse, and it’s definitely not going to get much better.”
We’ll that’s encouraging.
Another example of consequence when you build your entire economy around the car.