Bette Midler Shares Tone-Deaf Meme Mocking Americans Facing Sky-High Gas Prices
Actress Bette Midler apparently feels no sympathy for the millions of Americans who are feeling the pinch brought on by higher gas prices — especially if they aren’t driving compact or electric vehicles. On Sunday…
Actress Bette Midler apparently feels no sympathy for the millions of Americans who are feeling the pinch brought on by higher Gas Prices — especially if they aren’t driving compact or electric vehicles.
On Sunday, Midler posted a meme that featured an image of a pickup truck with an American flag and a Trump flag in the back.
The caption read, “You bought the gas guzzling truck.”
“Go ahead whine about Gas Prices I swear I’m listening,” it added.
https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1510748140902645763
What the meme leaves out is that while there are probably plenty of Americans who buy trucks and SUVs because they like the space and just want a bigger car, there are also individuals who essentially need them, whether they have larger families and need a vehicle with seven seats or workers who need more room to transport equipment.
According to AAA, the average national price for a gallon of gas is $4.18 as of Monday.
A year ago, the average price of a gallon of gas was $2.87.
If you were to put 10 gallons of gas — just to have a round number — in your truck today at the national average, that would cost you $41.80 — that’s $13 more than a year ago.
If you drive a lot and fill up your tank by that same amount every week of the month, that’s about $52 just gone.