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Vēritās wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 3:41 pm

Res Ipsa wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 3:39 pm

The regional differences in before-tax gasoline prices are pretty stunning. I'm guessing the difference is transportation costs.

Yes of course, another aspect of Capitalism.

ajax18 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:09 pm

At least Biden has allowed Exxon to go into Venezuela to drill and refine oil. So far I haven't heard any complaints from Gunnar's wing of the democratic party about that. Maybe that will help keep prices down once the Strategic petroleum (political) reserve runs out.

Perhaps Democrats have been spooked enough by this would be Red Wave that they've abandoned the campaign line of, "Nobody owes you cheap gas." It took more time and money to find enough mail in ballots to put them over the finish line than they would have preferred.

Res Ipsa wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:33 pm

ajax18 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:09 pm

At least Biden has allowed Exxon to go into Venezuela to drill and refine oil. So far I haven't heard any complaints from Gunnar's wing of the democratic party about that. Maybe that will help keep prices down once the Strategic petroleum (political) reserve runs out.

Perhaps Democrats have been spooked enough by this would be Red Wave that they've abandoned the campaign line of, "Nobody owes you cheap gas." It took more time and money to find enough mail in ballots to put them over the finish line than they would have preferred.

Thank heavens the Republican Party was 100% sincere in its expressions of alarm over the toll rising fuel prices were taking on every day Americans. The willingness of Republicans to put aside petty political attacks in order to do whatever was necessary to bring relief to the American people from the oppression of high fuel prices. This bill introduced by that defender of the American everyman, Marco Rubio, is an admirable example of the selfless dedication or Republican Patriot Politicians to freeing the American People of the oppressive yoke of high fuel prices. https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/_ca ... s22229.pdf

I will forever curse the Demonrat party that did everything it could to prevent our Dear Leader, President Donald Trump, from keeping gasoline prices low by frustrating his efforts to buy oil from Iran and Venezuela (which has huuuuuge oil reserves).

ajax18 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:05 pm

Given that Democrats are such champions of civil rights, one has to wonder why the president refuses to comment [...]

Doctor Steuss wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:08 pm

I thought we were talking about gas.

ajax18 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:05 pm

Res Ipsa wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:33 pm

Thank heavens the Republican Party was 100% sincere in its expressions of alarm over the toll rising fuel prices were taking on every day Americans. The willingness of Republicans to put aside petty political attacks in order to do whatever was necessary to bring relief to the American people from the oppression of high fuel prices. This bill introduced by that defender of the American everyman, Marco Rubio, is an admirable example of the selfless dedication or Republican Patriot Politicians to freeing the American People of the oppressive yoke of high fuel prices. https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/_ca ... s22229.pdf

I will forever curse the Demonrat party that did everything it could to prevent our Dear Leader, President Donald Trump, from keeping gasoline prices low by frustrating his efforts to buy oil from Iran and Venezuela (which has huuuuuge oil reserves).

Given that Democrats are such champions of civil rights, one has to wonder why the president refuses to comment on the Chinese communist dictatorships crackdown on peaceful protests and zero COVID policy with lockdowns more ineffective and draconian than Fauci ever dreamed of. You'd think the only civil rights the Democrats care at all about are those of black criminals who get themselves into deadly fights with white cops. Tiennamen square, Hong Kong, children welded into apartments that get burnt down, actual slavery in the year 2022 of Uyghur Muslims? That's no problem as long as China makes a promise to reduce CO2 emissions in 2050 and the liberal elite like LeBron James maintain access to the Chinese market.

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