PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – President Joe Biden introduced Tuesday the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s financial system in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, however he acknowledged it should convey prices to Americans, significantly on the gasoline pump.
Today, I’m asserting that the United States is concentrating on a essential artery of Russia’s financial system.
We are banning all imports of Russian oil and gasoline.
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 8, 2022
This information was not effectively acquired on the Fort Lauderdale airport car parking zone the place rideshare drivers wait for his or her subsequent buyer.
“Not really good for us cause Uber still pays us like the same price they used to pay us,” driver Boby Jirardin stated.
With rising gasoline costs he’s paying more cash to refill, however the earnings is similar, so he and others are shedding cash.
Jirardin says the rationale behind that is that some drivers are simply staying residence.
“We lose money big time,” driver Carol Bogoeviciu stated.
Bogoeviciu needs the president to broaden entry to oil.
However, it’s not simply larger costs on the pump which are affecting their every day lives.
“You go to the supermarket, the price is high, the egg, milk is high,” one other driver stated.
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Experts don’t anticipate the Russian oil ban to have a big impact on U.S oil provide.
“Russian oil only amounts to three percent of crude imports,” AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins stated.
The majority of the oil we get comes from Canada, Mexico, and different international locations, however oil costs hold rising particularly after the Russian invasion started.
They hold going up due to the volatility out there.
“We’re looking for an additional 10 cents on top of what we are already seeing the pumps,” stated Jenkins.
Families may begin scaling again on holidays because the price of jet gas will doubtless go up making a domino impact on air fares.
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