Did Paul Ryan Really Max Out Filling His Tank?

[Omaha Steve]

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by Robin Marty
March 11, 2012
8:00 pm

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan has a serious problem. He just can’t manage to buy a tank of gas.

Ryan, illustrating the skyrocketing price of gas, claims he had to bust out two credit cards just to fill his tank up while on a recent trip in Wisconsin with his family. “I can’t even fill up my truck any more because of gas prices…You have to put a new credit card in the system if you actually want to top it off.”

But was Ryan exaggerating? Let’s do some simple math to see.

According to gas trackers in Wisconsin, a gallon of gas runs $3.72 on the low end to $4.19 on the high, and the average gallon in the state as a whole is $3.83.

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[Ikonoklast]

1. The station sets the card limits for the pump.

Some stations set it arbitrarily low in order to limit the potential loss from the fraudulent use of a credit card.

If Ryan has a problem, it is with the filling station management.

[bahrbearian]

3. Yep $60 is the limit where I get gas.

[snooper2]

15. My tank on my truck is 26 gallons and I filled up costing $86 last week...

I'm sure the bloggers can figure out exactly what type of car he has LOL...

[Scuba]

2. You mean the guy who held the seat before Rob Zerban?

www.robzerban.com

[Snake Alchemist]

4. Limit is 70$ where I'm at.

So theoreticallly you could have to use two credit cards if you are in a large truck or SUV.

[Atman]

5. Nothing to do with his credit limit, I'm sure.

It's very common for stations to limit you to $75 per credit transaction. If you're filling up a big tank, $75 is easy to reach at $4+ per gallon. You don't usually have to use a different card, though, just finalize the transaction and re-swipe your card.

[lunatica]

6. I haven't filled my gas tank in months

I need the money for other bills, so I have to limit myself to quarter tanks or maybe splurge for half a tank every once in a while and drive only when absolutely necessary. I now carpool to work which helps everyone a little and keeps one less car off the freeways.

[Gman]

7. I maxed out at $75 before.

And came within maxing out at $100 by a few cents in 07. Never heard anything out of Republucans In 07 other than "supply & demand". Funny how the price of gas was always so high in off-election years When the GOP was in control and how it's high this election year.

[KG]

8. Paul Ryan is an idiot. piss on him.

[Bohunk68]

9. I wouldn't piss on him.

Just not my thing, although I have a friend...... Naw, I'd rather have him lying face down, bet he's got a tight butt, he's a Republic, after all.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. Was he using his Cock Brother Card? Never leave home

without it.

[annabanana]

11. That tears it. NO WAY should any budget written by

this guy get any serious consideration. I mean.. is THIS the kind of fiscal responibility that can help America? Someone get this poor sap a COUPON.

[BeyondGeography]

12. It's so confusing when lobbyists aren't there to pick up the tab

[lumberjack_jeff]

13. Heh. +1

[Motown_Johnny]

14. One more out of touch rich boy

Yes, it is up to the stations to set how much can be pumped using a credit card. If it isn't enough to fill the tank then you just run the card again.

If this guy is really so stupid that he can't figure that out, well then, I guess maybe he really is a Republican.

[ProSense]

16. So

"Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan has a serious problem. He just can’t manage to buy a tank of gas."

...it's hard to scrape together $60 to $80 when one earns more than $170,000 per year?

Idiot!

[EC]

17. Here where I am in WI

Gas has been about the same for years, so maybe he hasn't noticed before or he maxed out his cards and had to use a couple because of limits on his cards. I'm sure he likely doesn't have limits on his cards unless, like so many repubs he doesn't pay his bills and got a limit and increased interest put on his cards.

On edit: he's the head of the budget committee and he can't even budget his own expenses? So we are just to accept he can work out the country's budget? That's why his Ryan Plan doesn't add up.

[madmom]

18. Why does he have to use a credit card at all? Does he not have money? Why

buy it on credit?

[Motown_Johnny]

19. (R)s only know how to run up debt

it is all they understand