California gas prices soar as liberal elites cash in while families struggle to fill their tanks

California families are taking it on the chin—again. Gas prices in the so-called “golden state” have jumped a whopping 40 cents, shooting up to an outrageous $4.58 per gallon. That’s $1.66 higher than the national average. This is no accident. It’s just another slap in the face from California’s out-of-touch liberal leadership.

These insane prices aren’t falling from the sky. They’re what happens when you choke off American energy, strangle small businesses with red tape, and push Green New Deal fantasies over common sense. Sacramento politicians want to blame everyone but themselves—usually “big oil” or some faceless corporate villain—while their own anti-oil agenda keeps crushing working families. All across California, people are being forced to decide between paying for gas or paying for groceries.

This is what you get when left-wing elites push their own agenda, pretending they’re saving the planet while normal, hardworking people suffer. The so-called climate warriors buy Teslas and sip their espressos, while the rest of us wonder how we’ll fill up to get to work. The hypocrisy is jaw-dropping. These same liberals take private jets to climate conferences, dumping more pollution in a day than an average Californian generates in a month.

Instead of unleashing America’s energy and lowering prices like true patriots, California’s ruling class wants to tax, regulate, and punish anyone who dares rely on gasoline to live their daily lives. Gas price spikes like this prove how broken their system is. Who’s really getting rich off these soaring prices? It sure isn’t the families scraping by. Meanwhile, globalist environmental groups celebrate as Californians pick up the tab for their pipe dreams.

Californians don’t need more empty promises or lame excuses. They need leaders who put American families first—not climate cultists, not international corporations, and certainly not politicians who haven’t pumped their own gas in decades. How much higher will they let prices go before they finally admit their failures? Or do they just not care about the people they’re supposed to serve?

Source: Redstate