Wake up time for some here...

[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Eddie, Nobody there thinks FJB called up the oil companies and said my far left kook base wants me to raise gas prices, so do it..now.
Fact is presidential policies do cause inflation and deflation..Remove that worthless turd Carter? Or is oil /gas immune? Just lumber, groceries?
Besides, in politics, perception is reality...Hold onto your socks a year from now!!

Mark, I agree and disagree. These are simple supply and demand issues. Examples are cars, you can’t find what you want because of shortage in material and computer chips. Prices are high about $5k from last year. Independent truckers went out of business because the slow down. During the hacking of the oil system in New Jersey, we had oil, just no way of getting it to the customer, no trucks. Lumber, no trucks, food, no trucks and no water. Crap coming in from China, again no trucks. The up side is interest rates are low, when that starts going north than we have a problem. Oil on the other hand far outpaced the 5% inflation rate, why is that?

[Mark Yacavone]

Yes, I agree. There are many mysterious factors that affect the price of a barrel of oil .
It doesn't matter though . People see Biteme shutting down the Keystone in one of his first acts..Gas all gets lumped in with other commodities in the public's view.
One out of 5 independents that voted FJB ,wouldn't right now.
Trump would win in a landslide today...in a fair and clean election.

[Grey Ghost]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

Mark, I agree and disagree. These are simple supply and demand issues. Examples are cars, you can’t find what you want because of shortage in material and computer chips. Prices are high about $5k from last year. Independent truckers went out of business because the slow down. During the hacking of the oil system in New Jersey, we had oil, just no way of getting it to the customer, no trucks. Lumber, no trucks, food, no trucks and no water. Crap coming in from China, again no trucks. The up side is interest rates are low, when that starts going north than we have a problem. Oil on the other hand far outpaced the 5% inflation rate, why is that?

Why are there no trucks?

[4406mopar]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages/

When did any President have control over gas prices?

When? It was January 21, 2021. Keystone pipeline shot down by Brandon. Did you like the fuel prices in 2020? Can you remember them?

[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by 4406mopar

When? It was January 21, 2021. Keystone pipeline shot down by Brandon. Did you like the fuel prices in 2020? Can you remember them?

Oh you you mean the Canadian toxic tar sands that would have been piped across some of the largest wetlands in the country. Refined in our refineries and sold on the world for Canada. That would have brought oil prices down how. I remember 2020 well, we were on lockdown during a pandemic. Pure supply and demand nobody was going anywhere, planes were being parked. Now we have a shortage of over 1 million truck drivers and no idea how to feed the demand for oil. Sounds like an oil company problem. I remember when gas was 18 cents a gallon. Not going to see that again

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

Oh you you mean the Canadian toxic tar sands that would have been piped across some of the largest wetlands in the country.

Umm Eddie, I've been staying out of this stuff lately because arguing with fools only brings you down to their level BUT would you explain to me (or withdraw your statement) the difference in toxicity between "toxic tar sands" and lithium and cobalt as used in toxic, flammable and highly explosive batteries that are supposed to take the place of the "toxic tar sands"?
Also, at your leisure, I'd like to talk about the heavy metal poisoning issue that seems to be going on in the soil around homes and farmer's fields having solar panels on them.