Three Easy Ways to Reduce Pain at the Pump
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/30/three_easy_ways_to_reduce_pain_at_the_pump_154544.html

I've always argued that the easiest way for families to gauge the health of the economy is to check the daily gas price. Drivers see the 50-foot-high signs in every community in America. They stare us right in the face.
I call it the affordability index.
In recent weeks, gas prices have hit $4.50 a gallon nationally, and truckers are paying well over $6 a gallon.
That's a bad look with a month to go before midterm elections across the country. These high prices have put consumers in a bad mood.
It's worth mentioning that the average gas price while Donald Trump has been president is lower...