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orangecrush

(30,622 posts) Thu May 12, 2022, 02:37 PM May 2022

GAS PRICES - Please enlighten me [View all]

What exactly, if anything, can Joe Biden and a (narrowly) Democratic Senate and Democratic house do to alleviate the crushing burdens placed on ordinary people by outrageous gas prices?

And please don't throw it back at me asking "what would you do".

I do my job by voting for and supporting Democratic candidates.

From what I am seeing and hearing, if rapid, drastic action is not taken, we will be in seriously deep shit this November.

Talk me down.

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GAS PRICES - Please enlighten me [View all] orangecrush May 2022 OP

Nixon issued Executive Order 11615. sop May 2022 #1

Those wage and price controls only made the inflation worse. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #4

That's why Biden won't do it. sop May 2022 #5

My standard response to conservatives blaming Biden for gas (and other) prices. Midnight Writer May 2022 #6

we need to produce more Tickle May 2022 #8

Biden, like most all Democrats Mr.Bill May 2022 #9

It's happening worldwide underpants May 2022 #2

Nope. The president has already taken most stopdiggin May 2022 #3

There's not much that can be done... and little political will to do the things that would help. WarGamer May 2022 #7

He could give us all a stimulus check leftstreet May 2022 #10

Now you're talking. Send them out a couple of months before the election. Drive the GOP crazy. sop May 2022 #11

It seems like something could be done. Gas shouldn't be this high... SKKY May 2022 #12

In Michigan, it's about $1.15 a liter. roamer65 May 2022 #13