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renate

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11. It is WILD to me that Democrats aren't talking about this nonstop

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2022, 06:45 PM

May 2022

Oil companies are making profits hand over fist, people on the financial edge are going without food or medicine as a result, and Democrats--not even the GOP that protect the oil companies, but Democrats--are taking the fall for it. People are genuinely suffering and the absolute wrong entity is absorbing 100% of the blame.

I literally don't understand why this isn't the single message of the national party right now.

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Republicans: BP's profits are TRIPLE what they were at this time one year ago---up to 9.3 [View all] Atticus May 2022 OP

Funny how people are still blaming Joe. ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #1

Well, to be fair they had loses in 2020. Here's what Paul Krugman says about gouging and inflation: Hoyt May 2022 #2

Krugman has always been a neoliberal.... TheRealNorth May 2022 #3

Do you have any criticism of what he said? What does your go to Hoyt May 2022 #4

Yes TheRealNorth May 2022 #7

Hey, you own oil and oil prices go up, you make more. You would to if you owned oil. Hoyt May 2022 #12

OK, gouging is probably "a" factor in the inflation, not "the" factor. To my knowledge, no one Atticus May 2022 #6

Considering energy and oil costs affect the prices of a lot of other products.... TheRealNorth May 2022 #9

We are paying for the gas we didn't use during the pandemic lame54 May 2022 #5

The heating oil supply companies Meowmee May 2022 #8

60 votes not in Senate to overcome GOP filibuster of Gas Price Gouging Bill TheBlackAdder May 2022 #10

It is WILD to me that Democrats aren't talking about this nonstop renate May 2022 #11

they have a captive audience so they really never have to operate at a loss Takket May 2022 #13