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National Gas Price Average Falls to $2.79,
Lowest Since 2021

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Posted By: FlyRight, 1/12/2026 4:47:03 PM

The average national price for a gallon of gas dropped to $2.796, the lowest we’ve seen since 2021, per AAA.For obvious reasons, the White House is eager to spread this good news. “In 43 states, the average gas price is below $3/gal. In 30 states, it’s below $2.75/gal,” wrote the White House’s official Rapid Response X account. “In 17 states, it’s at or below $2.50/gal.”The cost of gas is the tip of the wedge to achieve that new word everyone’s using these days: affordability.Those gas station signs we all pass displaying that day’s cost per gallon acts as a national barometer about how we feel about the economy.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: GreatGreyhounds 1/12/2026 5:35:17 PM (No. 2053876)
I’m waiting to see a sticker on a gas pump with a smiling President Trump saying “I did that!”
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Starboard_side 1/12/2026 6:13:01 PM (No. 2053897)
I'm going to guess the other 9 states with high gas prices are Hawaii, Alaska, New York, NJ, Illinois, Washington and California (I realize I'm missing 2). CA, in particular, has their own unique blend that can ONLY be refined in the few CA refineries due to they to not have pipelines that would help them bring fuel into their state. They created their own high prices and it impacts the whole of the United States commerce. It's why I believe the Federal government should have only 3 blends. One for all the states West of the Mississippi River - can even have it the CA blend to ensure they don't object. This would open up refining production capacity. The other two would be North and South of the Mason Dixon Line.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: mc squared 1/12/2026 6:28:21 PM (No. 2053904)
True to form, state legislatures will raise the gasoline tax because " The suckers paid more than $3 then, so we'll tax a gallon back to $2.98"
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