Posted on 05/11/2022 7:18:50 AM PDT by Kaslin
This week, the average price for a gallon of gas reached yet another all-time high of $4.37. Adding to the bad news, the average price for a gallon of diesel fuel has also reached a new record-high of $5.55 as of this writing.
No wonder, according to a new poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports on behalf of The Heartland Institute, 82 percent of likely voters say they are either “very” or “somewhat concerned” about rising energy and gas prices under the Biden administration.
Since Joe Biden entered the Oval Office, the cost of energy (especially gasoline and diesel fuel) has absolutely skyrocketed, and this was occurring well before Vladimir Putin arrayed his troops on the Ukrainian border.
Consider. When Biden entered the Oval Office, the average price for a gallon of gasoline was $2.42. By May 2021, it had spiked to $3.08. In December 2021, it increased to $3.40. In February 2022, before Putin invaded Ukraine, it rose to $3.61. And, now, with the summer driving season upon us, the price for a gallon of gasoline is steadily climbing towards $5.00 per gallon.
Perhaps Biden’s reckless release of 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve wasn’t such a good idea after all, seeing as how it has had little to no impact on the price of gasoline.
So, what do likely voters think Biden should do to lower exorbitant prices at the pump? Per the poll cited above, 60 percent of likely voters favor “a law that would dramatically increase oil and gas drilling in the United States.”
What’s more, 76 percent of Republicans, 57 percent of Independents, and even 46 percent of Democrats agree on this commonsense solution, something almost unheard of in today’s super-divisive political environment.
Even more interesting, 52 percent of likely voters (including 54 percent of Independents) “think President Biden and Congress should focus more on “increasing oil and gas drilling to help reduce energy prices” than “limiting carbon dioxide emissions in an attempt to reduce climate change.”
While only 34 percent of Democrats favor increased drilling over limiting carbon dioxide emissions, this is not unexpected, considering 71 percent of likely Democratic voters believe climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants, and animals within the next 100 years.
On the other hand, 63 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of Independents have the opposite view, which explains why these groups prefer increased oil and gas production in the United States.
Expectedly, young likely voters are the most concerned about climate change, which makes perfect sense considering they have been browbeaten into this line of thinking courtesy of America’s public schools. As a former high school teacher at multiple public schools, I can assure you that climate change alarmism is the norm in today’s indoctrination factories posing as schools.
However, in a breathtaking display of cognitive dissonance, 73 percent of young likely voters are “concerned” about rising gas prices.
Apparently, logic is in short supply among this cohort.
Yet, the shortage in logic (as well as commonsense) does not seem limited to America’s youth.
resident Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have been around for a long while. They experienced the 1970s energy crisis and the stagflation that followed it.
So, why in the world are these “leaders” pursuing policies that will make the 1970s energy crisis look like a walk in the park?
Obviously, that is a question only they can answer. However, I believe part of the reason our “leaders” are pursuing policies that are exacerbating the problem of sky-high prices at the pump is simply because they are so hopelessly out-of-touch that they simply don’t know any better. When is the last time any one of those three actually filled up their own tank of gas? Even better, when is the last time one of them drove their own car?
This is not an excuse. And it could very well be that they simply don’t care about Americans’ struggles to fill up their gas tanks. I am not a mind-reader, so I can’t be sure.
But, I do know that the vast majority of likely voters are fed-up with paying an arm and a leg every time they pull into a gas station.
And I also know that the 2022 midterm elections are approaching. So, I would dare to guess that if our “leaders” do not listen to the will of we the people and address the crisis of rising energy and gas prices very soon, they will be in for a very rude awakening come November
Obama says over inflate your tires.
Trump says drill baby drill.
Biden says by an ev.
Trump 2024 can’t come soon enough.
Concerned? In truth Pi$$ed off mightily
> They think food just appears in the grocery store by magic—no transportation needed. <
Bingo. That 18% are probably bike and subway riders and the EV crowd. Gas prices don’t effect them...unless they buy anything that moved by truck. Unfortunately, those folks are too dense to get that.
$122 to fill up an F150 this morning.
lgb
Very good point. There is now a symbiotic relationship, if not one of collusion between them. Such a cooperative arrangement is a very unhealthy development for this country.
It used to be government of, by and for the people. No longer is that true.
Don't forget an extra road tax on power rates.
And food...Try feeding a family of 4 with prices the way they are. You can’t have stew and soup every day and you sure can’t afford the vegetables.
Hopefully some Republican was smart enough to save the tapes of Biden and other Dems from 2019 saying shut down the pipeline, shut down fracking and that high gas prices are necessary to force stupid, gas-addicted Americans into riding bikes and public transportation because they don’t know what’s good for them.
As we all know, there are many people who think the rise in gas prices is entirely due to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
That’s not true, of course. But for a moment let’s say that it is. Then it’s still Biden’s fault. When Trump was President, Putin behaved. Trump had everything under control.
Then Biden took office, and Putin sensed weakness in the White House. So Putin made his move.
So the Biden supporters have a choice. Inflation is out of control because Biden is either incompetent or weak. Take yer pick, Biden folks.
(We conservatives know it’s both.)
The other 18% do not drive. They do not understand that the price of diesel fuel effects the price of literally everything that they purchase.
Everything ships on a boat, train or truck.
They do not understand that ALL plastic comes from Petroleum or Natural Gas.
Basically, they just do not understand the concept of why things cost what they do or where they come from.
I remember in eighth-grade economics - yes, eighth-grade economics! - the length to which the teacher went - God bless him! - to help us understand some basic concepts. I didn’t much like either the subject or the teacher at the time. But I remember him now with much appreciation. That was back when schools actually expected much from students and actually taught important and necessary things.
And, ... just image what home heating oil (price per gallon) with be in this coming winter?
Biden commented, “I told you things would be getting worse. Why aren’t your secret service agents stocking up on extra gas, why haven’t you told them to fill up all your limos and keep them topped off, and...
regular people don’t have secret service agents and multiple limos...?...
well f### them then...”
No kidding. Rising gas prices affects pretty much everything. Cost of travel, cost of food, ect...
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