Scoop: White House considered sending Americans gas cards

[brooklynite]

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Source: Axios

The White House considered giving Americans gas cards to help offset high prices, but faced strong opposition from congressional committees, which questioned the plan's viability and effectiveness.

Why it matters: The Biden administration is feeling political pressure from high energy costs, made worse by Western sanctions against Russia, and Democrats desperately want to offer some kind of policy response.

What we're watching: The White House this week considered having the IRS send gas cards to Americans — a short-lived idea that some key House Democrats vehemently opposed.

The idea came up as part of a broader package to address gas prices, which is still in its early stages, a senior Democratic aide told Axios.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/biden-democrats-gas-prices-inflation-russia-sanctions-2e647ba7-116d-4a49-b3a4-3cad156c1148.html

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In NYC, where most people don't own cards, they would have all ended up on Ebay.

[COL Mustard]

1. And Republicans would reject their

"Brandon money".

[Bristlecone]

2. Outwardly, but behind the scenes they would embrace every aspect of it

As a way to profit. From the making of the cards, the distribution, the loading of the cards with credits and about 10,000 scams that that they would guide their cronies towards in an effort to absorb as much of that cash as possible. Then call it capitalism

But only after they went on TV and chastised the idea into oblivion. Once people saw relief from it, they would of course take credit.

[underpants]

8. Not if they can buy scratch lottery tickets and longnecks down at the Stop N Sip

[catsudon]

32. remember trump stim?

i would use that as a counter argument... f them.

i want my gas stimulus.

[usaf-vet]

3. Make them transferable with a family. My wife and I DO NOT need a gas card. Last year with 2 cars...

..... we only traveled a total of 1300 miles total.

Covid was the main reason BUT, we live within 2 miles of all we need. Doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, restaurants, shopping, and visiting family. We planned it that way before retiring. Our kids and extended young family members need the gas money help.

Or give them to food shelves to help offset the cost of food. Or VA office in local communities for homeless vets so they can exchange them for food at food shelves.


Tax anyone who sells or buys the cards. I would say 80% of the value of the card. I'm F***ing sick of the rich getting benefits they DON'T need.

[brooklynite]

4. How does a gas pump know who's using it?

[oldsoftie]

15. Hahahahahahahaha!!!! You continue to slay me

[brooklynite]

12. How will that help?

Developing fuel systems that will be useable years from now won't be seen as addressing the needs of voters today.

[oldsoftie]

16. And it will continue to be. No real solutions exist today.

People want to ignore nuclear, gas & oil & focus on Solar & wind; even though much of what's needed for those products require rare earth minerals and other products controlled by china & Russia. And much of what's needed is also not reusable. Putting us under even MORE control of communists.
Right NOW high gas prices are a problem for most of the country and it needs to be addressed NOW

Maybe one day we WILL have new inventions that can drastically drop oil & gas dependence. But its not here today.

[cinematicdiversions]

19. Honestly this is tone deaf and stupid.

A lot of people known even by gas. And come on it's less than 4 bucks a gallon.

I mean you're gonna send us money you sent us money for housing. Most prices are in skyrocking.

[mpcamb]

25. Also, increase costs on hardware going to oil producing countries, especially the Saudis.

[AllaN01Bear]

6. o noooooo .we cant help the " people " just our rich buddies .

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Or, and hear me out here, we could use tax laws to go after the oil companies when they gouge people

[underpants]

9. This is really just spending (borrowing) money to feed the oil companies

Between a Shell card I just got and shopping with gift cards from Kroger I’m saving 30¢ a gallon. Not that I use much gas - usually $30 a month when gas was $2 or $2.50.

[oldsoftie]

17. I buy $500 worth of Lowes/HD gift cards & get $1 off 35 gallons at Kroger.

Double points on gift cards!
And if I'm buying groceries, I'll buy a Kroger card and get points for both the purchase and the redemption.

[underpants]

21. Was just there

4X points until Monday. Bought $150 Visa card to spend for a while.

[mwooldri]

10. My idea is a windfall tax.

Tax on the excess profits of the oil companies.

The proceeds would go towards renewable energy rebates.

[cstanleytech]

11. Gas cards are not the answer. The real answer is a massive infrastructure bill

to build up a mass rail system nationwide.
One that goes from city to city as well as a system of mass transit rails inside the cities so as to wean Americans off using gas powered vehicles.

[Mr.Bill]

14. California is thinking about sending everyone $400.

Really just returning some of the budget surplus to the taxpayers who sent it to them to begin with.

[oldsoftie]

18. I'd like to see President Biden directly ask the US oil Cos "WHY haven't you increased production?"

And be ready with answers for whatever they come back with blaming HIM

[PatSeg]

22. Yes, the oil companies would benefit

from government issued gas cards and give them no reason to lower their prices even though the price of oil has gone down. Though the gas cards may help consumers, it would also be yet another government subsidy to oil companies who do not need it. Oil companies need to be held accountable for their price gouging.

[oldsoftie]

24. Pricing & lack of production increases. Although there are variables

I'm sure that production costs are up just as everything else is. But if their profit USED to be .20 a gallon (I have no idea what the real profit per gallon is) after all costs factored and now its .40 a gallon, then yeah, I want answers.

[Emile]

20. I like to see them nationalize big oil.

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. This would be an interesting item if they bothering saying what the "gas card" would go

If it would have been a fixed credit you can by gas with, then how much? Or would it give a discount on all gas bough in a period?

But the reporters appear to know fuck all, so it's pretty useless.

[Autumn]

26. I live 40 miles from a town and a gas station. Even I see this as a giveaway to the oil companies.

[Mr.Bill]

27. Gas stations in red states would probably start

selling guns and letting the people buy them with the cards.

[Omaha Steve]

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