Good news! The @ProFootballTalk account is now blasting out economic takes to its 1.7 million followers:
“Since gas prices are currently a hot topic for debate, here’s a fact: The retail sellers of gasoline (conveniences stores, gas stations, grocery stores, wherever) put their thumbs on the scale harder, the higher the price goes.”
Since gas prices are currently a hot topic for debate, here's a fact: The retail sellers of gasoline (conveniences stores, gas stations, grocery stores, wherever) put their thumbs on the scale harder, the higher the price goes.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 3, 2022
Guys, they know “how the game works”:
When I was practicing law, I learned how the game works. Higher gas prices always means greater profits for the people selling the gas. They just keep their mouths shut and count the money. pic.twitter.com/zVElytlLfw
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) July 3, 2022
We assume it’s sportswriter Mike Florio writing the tweets:
I love when Florio shows us who he is. https://t.co/aCWiy3B8rI
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) July 3, 2022
And, no, it isn’t a joke:
This is a joke, right?
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) July 3, 2022
He’s also wrong:
That is…not how that works.
What is it with sports media people who decide to insert themselves into politics only to sound like the world's biggest morons? https://t.co/V72TuYOqvY
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) July 3, 2022
How many times do we have to point this out?
Isn’t the average profit for a retailer on a gallon of gas after expenses $.02?
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) July 3, 2022
“Stick to football”:
This is completely false. Most gas stations make the majority of their profits on food and drinks. Stick to football. https://t.co/kK644rMbnu
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) July 3, 2022
Boy, it’s REALLY WEIRD how “conveniences stores, gas stations, grocery stores, wherever” didn’t do this in past years:
Why weren't they putting their "thumbs on the scale harder" in 2018, 2019, and 2020? Why did they only start doing this in November 2020? What prevented such greed before?
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) July 3, 2022
But, hey, they must defend the elderly and failing president:
Noted football site chimes in to repeat a Biden falsehood because….? https://t.co/rDbSj5cNxE
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 3, 2022
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