Local resident Cora Upshin, a dedicated Democrat and self-described “principled consumer,” took to screaming at anyone who would listen this week to voice her profound dismay over skyrocketing fuel costs. “I was paying $1.99 just last week,” Upshin posted from her driveway, where her SUV idled with the air conditioning on full blast. “Now I’m forced to pay over $3! This is unacceptable.” When reached for further comment, Upshin clarified her economic philosophy with admirable consistency. “Look, I didn’t mind shelling out $5 a gallon when Biden was president,” she explained patiently, as if addressing a particularly slow child. “That was different. That was necessary. That was for democracy or climate or whatever. But anything the Orange Bad Man touches is automatically evil and inflationary. Everyone knows that.” Upshin’s outrage extended beyond the pump. She lamented the tragic decline in egg prices, noting with visible distress that a dozen now costs “way less than $9.” “Back when eggs were basically a luxury item, at least we knew the system was working as intended,” she sighed. “Now everything’s too affordable. It’s disorienting.” In a bold act of protest, Upshin has launched an online petition titled “No Tax Breaks for the Working Class – Solidarity Through Suffering.” The campaign demands the immediate repeal of popular tax relief measures, including no taxes on tips and no taxes on overtime pay. “These so-called ‘relief’ policies are just bribes to make people forget how bad things used to be,” Upshin declared in the petition’s description. “Real progress means higher costs for everyone. Equally.” Early signatories to the effort appear to share a certain demographic consistency: every listed supporter is named Karen. Campaign organizers insist this is purely coincidental and in no way indicative of broader patterns in political activism. As national gas prices hover around $3.60–$3.80 per gallon amid seasonal demand and global tensions—still well below the peaks many voters once tolerated without complaint—Upshin remains resolute. “This isn’t about the actual number,” she concluded. “It’s about who gets to set the number. And right now, it’s the wrong guy.” The post ‘$3 Gas is Outrageous!’ Says Woman Happy To Pay $5 Under Biden appeared first on Genesius Times.