Posted on 06/17/2022 1:42:04 PM PDT by blam
While the Biden administration and congressional Democrats scramble to blame inflation on anyone but them ahead of midterms, a scheme to pour gasoline on the fire in the forms of fuel rebate cards has already been derailed by the ongoing chip shortage, according to the Washington Post.
Biden: “OK, hear me out — What if we tried to solve the inflation crisis with … more inflation!?” https://t.co/qCEIqG5G53 pic.twitter.com/6o9wxXIMVU
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) June 17, 2022
Some White House officials also expressed concern that there would be no way to prevent people from using the cards for purchases other than gasoline.
What’s more, the plan would likely require congressional approval, and “face long odds among lawmakers wary of spending more money.”
Every day the White House proposes some increasingly more ridiculous and desperate “solution” to high gas prices:
Wednesday: windfall tax Thursday: oil fuel export limits Friday: rebate cards
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 17, 2022
Meanwhile, Biden aides have been researching whether he can invoke the Defense Production Act to mover more diesel and refined products in the event of localized shortages around the country, two people told the Post, while another suggestion has been to encourage state governors to lower or waive their gas taxes.
The ill-fated gas card push comes after the White House has taken a number of failed actions to try and lower the price of fuel, from releasing a historic amount of oil from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve – which President Trump attempted to top off, only to be shot down by Congressional Democrats, and threatening to hit oil companies with windfall taxes.
Meanwhile, the average price of gasoline rose nationally above $5 per gallon for the first time this past weekend, which – according to recent polling – is creating widespread frustration among voters.
This, the Post notes, is “increasing the likelihood that voters punish Democrats this fall and give Republicans control of at least one house of Congress next year.”
On Wednesday, Biden said he was “doing everything in my power to blunt Putin’s gas price hike,” repeating the party talking point that the crippling inflation – which began right after he took office, is the fault of Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine.
“We’re going to work to bring down gas and food prices. We can save families money and other items,” Biden added.
Not even the Post buys “Putinflation” – suggesting that “The run-up in gas prices has many factors, but it was intensified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions on the Kremlin, which disrupted supply from what had been the world’s third-largest oil producer.”
This is weapons grade stupidity, but we already know that.
The wife and I are missing so many ‘stimulus’ checks it isn’t funny.
biden can go to hell — if the feds just left the free market ALONE there wouldn’t be this mess.
I thought Biden wanted a Prohibition on Oil and all its products ,LOL
and you just know people WITHOUT cars will demand money too!!!
bus-fare, subway, taxis, blah blah blah
“What’s more, the plan would likely require congressional approval...”
Get out of here! Since when have the Dems let the law and the constitution get in the way.
We are GOING to work? Why future tense, you idiot?
"WE can SAVE you money?" Yeah, I always look to the smart people in government to save me money and make things affordable!
This is weapons grade malevolence, but we already know that.
Five bucks a gallon is one of those imaginary thresholds that isn't really all that imaginary in practice. If it hits six plus this summer watching the media try to spin it will be the only funny thing about it. If it persists through October, the midterms will be even more exciting.
I demand my Unicorn feed money—that is transportation too!
Borrow money to give a rebate ?
And what about illegal aliens and non-citizens. Regardless of what citizens get, non-citizens, illegal or not, should get absolutely nothing!
And finally, do I need to document mileage or fuel purchases?
There is not enough swag to go around.
Somebody will get shorted when the bosses pass out the loot.
That ought to make things even more interesting.
Like I was sayin’, just hand everybody a million dollars and everything will be swell. Let’s get this over with now.
absolutely...
Will he make the Oil Companies pay for it even though they product Oil and not gasoline
Yep, fighting fires with gasoline.
gasoline gasoline you’re driving me insane. jennifer granholm.
All he needs to do is walk back his EO’s undoing Trump’s work.
He got is into this mess in the first place on his first day in office.
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