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re: Trump really said we're seeing "5, 6, 7 and even 8 dollars a gallon" for gas prices
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:31 pm to Powerman
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:31 pm to Powerman
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Amazing how easy it is to just look things up instead of making them up
This whole thread is over 20 pages because it is a made up on a false premise.
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Trump really said we're seeing "5, 6, 7 and even 8 dollars a gallon" for gas prices
And how many people have to show you evidence that it is factually correct?
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Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:33 pm to OceanMan
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The more pertinent question is why didn’t they stay that way?
Fairly simple and short answer is when commodity prices tanked during COVID a lot of upstream investment came to a screeching halt. There was a glut of oil and it was not economically prudent for private investment to sink billions into upstream development. As the economy rapidly recovered from COVID during both at the end of the Trump presidency and into the Biden presidency the industry was not equipped to handle the renewed demand. It's not as simple as opening a valve or two to get things back up and running. It takes real work and planning. The oil industry also had a lot of trouble attaining the talent to manage these projects. They laid off hundreds of thousands of people who didn't wait around for the industry to come calling back. And as cyclical as the industry can be many stayed in their new professions for stability even if it was less money.
For reference here is an article citing 120K oil and gas jobs were lost in 2020
LINK
When those jobs were needed again they weren't able to quickly fill those vacancies. It doesn't matter who was president. We would have faced the same challenges in a second Trump term. Trump can't force people to return to an industry that discarded them.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:35 pm to OceanMan
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And how many people have to show you evidence that it is factually correct?
These people are lunatics and morons
Cherry picking a few select data points means nothing against the complete set of data. In those randomly picked places the prices were sky high under Trump as well rendering his entire commentary stupid and meaningless drivel for low IQ lunatics.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:37 pm to Froman
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It’s why everything he says is so hard to trust. He’s either making an uninformed blanket statement or outright making things up. He’s been doing it for years,
People, he is saying gas is more expensive under Biden than it was under him. Whether we are looking at national averages, the same “outliers” year over year, he is right. Biden campaigned on killing the O&G industry. He has done nothing to stop inflation whether or not gas is part of the index. His admin has dismissed it as fleeting by way of Independence Day hot dog reports.
What are you sticking up for?
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:42 pm to OceanMan
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Biden campaigned on killing the O&G industry
And yet we're producing more than we ever have
Sounds like a dumb false campaign promise by Biden and nothing more
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He has done nothing to stop inflation whether or not gas is part of the index.
Actually he did do something and got excoriated for it. The SPR drawdown was about the only tool available in his toolkit on gas prices. Production is driven by private industry.
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His admin has dismissed it as fleeting by way of Independence Day hot dog reports.
Which was obviously very stupid and tone deaf
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:43 pm to VOR
Suck a tool. You are a joke. You should stay in Pelican talk, there seems to be a few guys there that talk as much bullshite as you.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:43 pm to OceanMan
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People, he is saying gas is more expensive under Biden than it was under him. Whether we are looking at national averages, the same “outliers” year over year, he is right. Biden campaigned on killing the O&G industry. He has done nothing to stop inflation whether or not gas is part of the index. His admin has dismissed it as fleeting by way of Independence Day hot dog reports.
And the bigger issue is that every damn thing is ridiculous more expensive. Not just gas. People quibbling about the actual price of a gallon of gas being 5 or 6 dollars are completely missing the point.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:44 pm to Powerman
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Cherry picking a few select data points means nothing against the complete set of data. In those randomly picked places the prices were sky high under Trump as well rendering his entire commentary stupid and meaningless drivel for low IQ lunatics.
The trends disagree with your nonsense.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:47 pm to Robin Masters
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And the bigger issue is that every damn thing is ridiculous more expensive. Not just gas. People quibbling about the actual price of a gallon of gas being 5 or 6 dollars are completely missing the point.
And the truth is this was an inevitability no matter who was president
Global supply chain shortages and a long period of very low interest rates are to blame for a significant portion of the inflation
If you want to argue that it was government spending I won't stop you. But Trump bears plenty of culpability in that department as well. Not only did he condone the COVID spending but he wanted more than what congress sent him. Going so far as to demand his name be on the stimulus checks. He embraced it as much as he possibly could. But with things the way they were he was somewhat backed into a corner and the country probably needed the pandemic unemployment assistance and stimulus checks. You don't survive something like that without having to pay the piper later.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:47 pm to OceanMan
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The trends disagree with your nonsense.
I see you didn't respond to my other post where I answered your inquiry about why prices went up
Wonder why that is?
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:51 pm to Powerman
We were told the war in Ukraine was reason gas went up. Now there is two wars going on and gas is cheaper. Ok done! 
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:53 pm to LSUBALLER
You could try to explore the real reasons or you can just cry about it
I'd rather learn something than be miserable and whining all the time
But you do you
I'd rather learn something than be miserable and whining all the time
But you do you
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:56 pm to Powerman
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I see you didn't respond to my other post where I answered your inquiry about why prices went up
It feels like progress that you can say they have gone up.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:57 pm to Powerman
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And the truth is this was an inevitability no matter who was president
Maybe. Maybe not. Deregulation can be an effective counter balance to inflation since competition can force companies to offer lower prices. Trump was a strong advocate for deregulation unlike current admin.
I feel pretty confident that it wouldn’t be nearly this bad.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:01 pm to OceanMan
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It feels like progress that you can say they have gone up.
Of course they have. You asked why and I provided a reasonable answer that is easily backed by facts. Turns out it wasn't as simple as "I don't like the current president" so I guess that isn't good enough for some people.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:09 pm to BBONDS25
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Point out where Trump lied
this Is a bizarre thread. 1) Do you think Trump knows the price per gallon of gasoline in any of the 50 states?
2) To assume he lied is to assume he wasn't just guessing or trying to ballpark some numbers he saw or heard – from God knows where
3 Does it even matter? Who actually gives a shite?
4) OP is retarded for thinking this actually matters. You're retarded for thinking this was important enough that Trump’s honor needed defending
This post was edited on 12/14/23 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:34 pm to Powerman
You hate the truth don’t you. Commie jackass
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:39 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
He has no idea what gas prices are currently.
Guy is a fricking moron.
Guy is a fricking moron.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 12:59 am to BilbeauTBaggins
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Outright lies
Link?
Posted on 12/15/23 at 1:43 am to Robin Masters
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And the bigger issue is that every damn thing is ridiculous more expensive. Not just gas. People quibbling about the actual price of a gallon of gas being 5 or 6 dollars are completely missing the point.
Look. This *administration knows that they had to cheat to win. They hate America because they had to be installed and are doing all they can to destroy us by printing and then exporting money to people who either hate us or will siphon our money back to the same people that hate us (and, yes, I am talking about US politicians).
The "elite" hate us for our power which is why they constantly drum up BS to separate us. If we (US Citizens) congealed, the elite would not longer hold power over us.
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