In a STUNNER of a Vote - GOP Votes Against Lowering Gas Prices/Price Gouging

[Hutch Starskey]

who gets to define excessive or exploitative when it comes to gas prices?

The industry insiders aren’t the only arbiters of truth. Everyone can see that crude prices have dropped for some time and prices have not despite record high 1st qtr earnings.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

well actually price per barrel does that.

Uh huh. Is that down from the high?

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Don't these companies have a right to make a profit?

Post their Q1 profits.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Wow! That's almost up there with the percentage that believes Kanye West is a fine musician.

It's higher than the number before Obama lost 63 (holy shit!) House seats.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Of course.
The Republicans thrive on a strategy of allowing excessive and exploitative practices as a matter of course. It appeases their money while allowing them to bash their opponents. Their constituency is either too cynical or too stupid to care.

Is your local gas station exploiting you?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Musically, Kanye is a genius.

No offense, but I think maybe you have not listened to enough music. Or maybe you have. Dunno.

 

[sealybobo]

Don't these companies have a right to make a profit?

There comes a point where they are gouging us. If not, don't cry about the price of gas snowflake.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

It's higher than the number before Obama lost 63 (holy shit!) House seats.

Yep!

Haha, I always laugh, when you guys get to this point.

Being squealing cultists, and naturally, like any human, thinking of yourselves as normal, you think you stick a thumb in my eye to say democrats are going to lose elections.

But you are not normal, and I am not like you. I don't get bothered by that. It objectively is what it is. Fix the problems or get blamed for them by the public. Normal adults come by this realization quite early.

I don't have to scramble and gish gallop and parade like a little peacock to save face, if a political party or pet demagogue is insulted or is said to be about to lose.

You do.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

What’s the current price per barrel of crude? Is it down from the high?

Crude Oil Prices: West Texas Intermediate (WTI) - Cushing, Oklahoma | FRED | St. Louis Fed

View the daily price of the crude stream traded at Cushing, Oklahoma, which is used as a benchmark in oil pricing.

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What’s the current price per barrel of crude?

WTI, about $114

Is it down from the high?

Since March it is down.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

It's a stupid bill. Oil companies don't control the price of oil

Hmm….

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Yep!

Haha, I always laugh, when you guys get to this point.

Being squealing cultists, and naturally, like any human, thinking of yourselves as normal, you think you stick a thumb in my eye to say democrats are going to lose elections.

But you are not normal, and I am not like you. I don't get bothered by that. It objectively is what it is.

I don't have to scramble and gish gallop and parade like a little peacock to save face, if a political party is insulted or is said to be about to lose.

You do.

Being squealing cultists, and naturally, like any human, thinking of yourselves as normal, you think you stick a thumb in my eye to say democrats are going to lose elections.

Just pointing out the current feeling of the public.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Hmm….

Do they?

 

[eagle1462010]

There comes a point where they are gouging us. If not, don't cry about the price of gas snowflake.

Yes Biden is gouging us. The BASTARD.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Is your local gas station exploiting you?

Gas stations don’t set prices. Your game is weak.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Gas stations don’t set prices. Your game is weak.

Who is exploiting you?

 

[Hutch Starskey]

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Crude Oil Prices: West Texas Intermediate (WTI) - Cushing, Oklahoma | FRED | St. Louis Fed

View the daily price of the crude stream traded at Cushing, Oklahoma, which is used as a benchmark in oil pricing.

fred.stlouisfed.org

What’s the current price per barrel of crude?

WTI, about $114

Is it down from the high?

Since March it is down.

Uh huh. So, are prices down as well? They all had record high Q1 profits as well at the end of march.

How can costs and profits both be soaring simultaneously at a fair price?

 

[jc456]

Uh huh. Is that down from the high?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Uh huh. So, are prices down as well? They all had record high Q1 profits as well at the end of march.

How can costs and profits both be soaring simultaneously at a fair price?

Uh huh. So, are prices down as well?

Apparently.

They all had record high Q1 profits as well at the end of march.

Okay.

How can costs and profits both be soaring simultaneously at a fair price?

What's a fair price? Link?

 

[jc456]

You're embarrassing yourself.

High gas prices came about because of pent up demand, supply chain issues, and the war of aggression in Europe.

And they are exacerbated by the quite capitalistic idea of futures trading.

What an idiot you are

 

[jc456]

Or maybe they don’t set the price, dope.

If They don’t, so why the bill?