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Magoo48

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2. I respectfully disagree with our President.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 10:49 AM

Mar 2022

Prices are going up as a result greed by our own Corporate, oil oligarchs manipulation, profiteering, price gouging, and collusion. The war is an excuse. 8% of our oil comes from Russia and can be made up by a deal with Venezuela or other sources.

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Asked and answered [View all] bigtree Mar 2022 OP

We need little stickers of Putin's bloated face with "I did this," to replace the ones with Biden's sop Mar 2022 #1

Better yet, stickers showing oil company profits. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2022 #6

This is the first I'd heard about Biden stickers on gas pumps KS Toronado Mar 2022 #17

I respectfully disagree with our President. Magoo48 Mar 2022 #2

Your Facebook link goes nowhere. MineralMan Mar 2022 #3

Sorry, I'll see if I can fix it. It was a bit where Bernie outlined US oil company profits Magoo48 Mar 2022 #8

Ah, I see. So Bernie Sanders says so. MineralMan Mar 2022 #12

Let's see... HighFired49 Mar 2022 #24

Let's just hope no one remembers pre Russian invasion forthemiddle Mar 2022 #14

absolutely true -- oil companies are reaping in the profits, because they can housecat Mar 2022 #4

That's right. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2022 #5

That's not why the link isn't showing. ShazzieB Mar 2022 #20

he said 'they're going to go up' bigtree Mar 2022 #9

Maybe it's Rebl2 Mar 2022 #7

Yes. MineralMan Mar 2022 #10

Higher gas prices always present an opportunity to improve our transportation options/choices. Magoo48 Mar 2022 #11

Short Term vs. Long Term. MineralMan Mar 2022 #13

Yes prices will rise. Magoo48 Mar 2022 #16

Yep, which is why ymetca Mar 2022 #25

Absolutely Rebl2 Mar 2022 #15

I got rid of my car and bought a scooter. XacerbatedDem Mar 2022 #19

+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #18

Sen. Markey just Tweeted about another explanation: profiteering by oil companies TheRickles Mar 2022 #21

oil companies control prices by increasing or decreasing production bigtree Mar 2022 #23

Also let's keep in mind TimeToGo Mar 2022 #22