Gas at $4.00 gallon; IRS National Standards lag behind

The Speedway gas station I can see from my suburban office window lists gas at $4.00 gallon. It now costs about $75 to fill-up a F-150 truck these days. At one fill-up per week, that is $325 per month for gas for one family car.
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