Fuel prices in the US are akin to a constantly displayed economic scorecard where the pump can trump politics
Gas prices in the US have surpassed the psychologically important $4 barrier in all 50 states as the repercussions of the Iran war continue to reverberate.
The US is perhaps the only country where the fluctuations in the cost of gas are news. Monitoring the cost at the pump is a uniquely American pastime – and one often with a political tinge.
With a record 39 million Americans expected to hit the roads for Memorial Day weekend, RT looks at why gas prices matter so much in America.
A country built for cars
Americans drive a lot because…
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