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He's right. Its not.
And the fact that gas prices are hitting new highs WORLDWIDE would indicate that Biden policies are not responsible for the increase.
But hey, don't let the facts get in the way of this right-wing conservative circle-jerk that /r/economy has become. Keep putting those stickers on the gas pumps you donuts.
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That's a whole lot of words to say some stupid both sides bullshit
You really play this whole anyone that disagrees with me hates minorities card.
If anyone is super into the oil industry or arguing about it there's a lot going on in there.
Everyone else in here is also probably an r-slur:
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Why are all these people so oblivious to the fact that we were largely energy independent until Biden gutted our production capabilities beginning with Day One executive orders explicitly for that purpose because muh climate change
Thatβs literally it
Thatβs all
Thereβs no understanding of economics or logistics or supply chains or anything necessary here
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My understanding is that the current biggest bottleneck is refining, not crude production. Refineries in the US are already running at unsustainable levels and it's not like you can just magic up more refining throughput
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https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/biden_admin_crackdown_prompts_refinery_closure-22-jun-2021-165754-article/?amp
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/oil-refineries-shutter-amid-hostile-fossil-fuel-policies-pain-at-the-pump.amp
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I unironically support these policies but that's because I'm not poor so gas prices increasing doesn't actually affect me.
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Limetree and LyondellBasell got hammered for benzene pollution though. That's not a new Biden thing.
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