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[–] CDanger 0 points (+0|-0)

Economists say higher gas prices act as a de facto gas hike — which is ironic given that the centerpiece of Trump's tenure thus far has been a broad-based tax cut.

Horrible writing. At least when you see awful writing like this in news articles it reminds you that these journalists have no idea what they are talking about.

[–] E-werd 2 points (+2|-0)

I'm pretty sure a gas hike is a literal gas hike. Man, "gas hike" sounds really close to another phrase but I can't put my finger on it...

[–] CDanger 0 points (+0|-0)

Same thoughts. Maybe the author was going for "tax hike"? It is in no way a tax, but that would at least explain the bizzare ending of that sentence. It's probably not worth conducting an autopsy on the author's confused mental state.