Posted on 06/15/2022 12:42:36 PM PDT by knighthawk
Joe Biden is calling on seven of the top oil companies to do something to help quell surging gas prices after accusing them of intentionally exacerbating the strain on Americans' pocketbooks after the average price per gallon surpassed $5.00.
The president is sending letters Wednesday to Marathon Petroleum Corp., Valero Energy Corp., ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, Chevron, BP, and Shell to demand action on lowering gas prices at the corporate level and account for the surge.
In a letter to Exxon obtained by Axios, Biden wrote that the difference 'of more than 15% at the pump is the result of the historically high profit margins for refining oil into gasoline, diesel and other refined products.'
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The 3rd rate Ivy League faculty lounge BiteMe calls a cabinet is just as bad as him and they are not demented. Them and obama are driving this insanity. Soon people will drive to work and home and no where else. Mortgages, credit cards, rent, eating out will be savaged by these high energy prices.
I wonder when right before everything grinds to a halt and that mythical green energy progressives have promised was coming fails to materialize will they have a moment of clarity and the oh sh&t what have we done to ourselves enter their feeble minds...
Well, Australia just nationalized their electricity production.
As to BeijingBiden, any production controls will cement his comparison to Carter.
Go ahead, Bozo.
Why are you mistakenly calling Joe Names? He’s the most successful Saboteur in world history.
Exxon et al: We could drill for more oil, maybe see if the Canuks are interested in resuming Keystone pipeline?
Potato Head: ANYTHING BUT THAT!!!!!
The magic oil faerie.
Just when you thought President Poopie couldn’t get more crazy.
Apparently, Brandon, et al, have never heard of supply and demand.
What happened to licking the ass of the saudi house?
I guess it didn’t go over so well.
Exactly.
Let the east and west coast leftists shiver in the dark and the rest of us enjoy our $1.50 a gallon gas.
The states have their own gas taxes.
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