White House cites oil 'supply issues' amid gas price surge, promises more pressure on OPEC

Well in fairness, in 2020 people were still locked down and Saudi Arabia was still over-producing to screw Iran. Gas didn't stay that low here for very long--maybe 6 weeks below $2 with only a couple weeks down in the $1.70's. My metric is that right now gas prices locally are about 15 cents higher than they were when the pipeline got shut down by ransomware. I generally consider $2.25-$2.50 a good healthy range of gas prices such that below it and something is off kilter in the economy and above it and some gouging/supply issue is happening.

 

Where do you live?

 

Whining to OPEC is so pre Trump.

 

A whole lot are losing jobs over the vax - a crime against humanity for which Biden/Fauci will hopefully face the inquisition

 

I didn't say anything about who you should vote for, I just posted some facts about the prices. If you think presidents control global oil prices, then you are probably beyond help.

He whined to them too, in an attempt to drive up oil prices to make US production more profitable.

US has not added this many jobs in a VERY long time. Another half million added on October, and companies are desperately trying to hire more. Why do you claim we are losing jobs?

 

If you think the American President cannot effect oil supplies and prices here at home then you simply haven't been paying attention.

 

So Biden has NOTHING to do with gas prices doubling since the day he stepped in office? Gotcha.

 

Joe Biden single handedly has reduced our own production of oil, but then turns around and pleads with OPEC to increase production. This is the craziest administration in US history.

 

and in 2020, Trump lowered supply of cheap foreign oil via his threats

 

very few are losing their jobs over it, most are just getting the vaccine

 

You don't find that unreasonable? Their jobs are on the line and for what? Sad!

 

I do not support the mandate, but it's their employers choice

pick your fights... in this case, I say just get the vaccine

 

And that is what is sad

 

were in the middle of a Pandemic, that is sad

I support taking the vaccine, just think people would not need to be forced

 

I support taking it too but I don't believe the government has the right to force compliance.

 

they don't, but the fact is, by the time the courts decide it will be too late

so people have to decide, is this a fight they want to fight, or just get the vaccine, most I have seen at work thus far have chosen to just get the vaccine

now if an anti-vaxxer dies or is injured from being forced to take the vaccine, they or their family has a valid lawsuit, just like a woman does from being forced to have a baby if she dies or is injured during childbirth

 

When we start trading one right for another the government doesn't have any skin in the game. All the chips are ours in this game

 

this is true, when you make laws that force people to have children, the law can force you to do other things too

when we support big daddy government deciding for others, don't be surprised if someday they decide for us

 

Are all these people pregnant or do they just want not to get a vaccine?

 

two different laws, do you support 'my body, my choice' or not?

 

No one is forcing people to have children. Abstention works every time.

 

the right is trying, do you support that?

 

I don’t think the right is trying to prevent people from having sex. People don’t have to children if they don’t want to.

 

rape victims did not choose to have sex

and just cause one has sex for pleasure doesn't mean they should be forced to have children, this is the year 2021, not the dark ages

 

I sympathize, but we all have **** happen to us. That doesn’t give us the right to kill someone in response.