June 12th, 2026

Why is Washington Gas $5.56 and Oklahoma's $3.60?

A single adult needs $135,000 a year to live comfortably in Seattle. The typical household here earns $112,000. The math doesn't work — and Wednesday's 4.2% inflation report just made it worse.

Charlie Harger on what $5.56 gas, the Climate Commitment Act, an automatic gas tax hike on July 1, and a tax system nobody actually designed are doing to families already on the wrong side of the line.

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Charlie Harger

Seattle's Morning News