Why does Obama think the average American spends $16,000 per year on gas?

Because everything that comes out of his communist mouth is a lie

I'm not sure where he got that number. Perhaps he is factoring in the transportation cost of goods and services purchased along with the money saved at the pump. The claim sounds rather dubious.

fdm215 has done your research for you. When you hear a journalist quote a politician, be sure to check the quote, especially if that "journalist" is Glenn Beck.

http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/03/14/obama-math-spe...

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Read your source. The quote from Obama is:

"That means folks will be able to fill up every two weeks instead of every week, saving the typical family more than $8,000 at the pump OVER TIME,"

(Emphasis mine.)

When you talk about a quote from a politician you should quote them directly rather than offering a paraphrase.

I drink it atleast once a day, so by the end of the year i spend quite a lot of money on coffee....i hate the taste of my instant coffe i make in the microwave...they use filtered coffee in Tim Hortons/.....and I'm proud to be a canadian, so when i drink coffee i think of how we beat those americans in hockey lol

I doubt Obama said that. And, you seem to have forgotten to post your source...as per usual.

I found the speech, and as I suspected, Obama did not say save $16k/year. He said save $8k over time by owning a higher fuel efficiency car. Nice try.

Because the average American drives everywhere.

Probably family. Why exactly do you have a problem with getting better gas mileage? We all know they can do it.

Some do, some don't.