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Miguelito Loveless

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19. This is political malpractice/suicide

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2022, 01:54 PM

Jun 2022

Cut 18¢ per gallon now, then get an 18¢ spike right before the November elections? Also, oil companies will simply raise the price to shovel the cut into their pockets.

What is he thinking?

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Biden calls for three-month federal gas tax "holiday" [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

We need those revenues for contruction and maintenance. Should increase NCjack Jun 2022 #1

"We need those revenues for contruction and maintenance." BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #16

I'd like this more if it were coupled with a windfall profit tax to compensate. Gore1FL Jun 2022 #2

Amen! rurallib Jun 2022 #5

+1 peppertree Jun 2022 #9

Yep again Rebl2 Jun 2022 #18

Yep Rebl2 Jun 2022 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #3

Agree Marthe48 Jun 2022 #4

We should consider nationalization of oil refineries IronLionZion Jun 2022 #6

I was just reading that there are some refineries TheFarseer Jun 2022 #20

The problem is nobody wants it IronLionZion Jun 2022 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #31

They don't have enough workers IronLionZion Jun 2022 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #37

That was drilling, not refineries IronLionZion Jun 2022 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #39

Less refineries now manicdem Jun 2022 #35

It was sarcasm, to see if Repub heads explode IronLionZion Jun 2022 #36

One thought that struck me is that once gone, it will be nearly impossible rurallib Jun 2022 #7

See this BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #25

Sad attempt Timewas Jun 2022 #8

I disagree with him on this JustAnotherGen Jun 2022 #10

Bad idea inwiththenew Jun 2022 #11

OMG. NO. Terrible idea. sybylla Jun 2022 #12

You are absolutely right! Rebl2 Jun 2022 #21

Was waiting for his presser but here is the "Fact Sheet" BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #13

Surprisingly, I'm with Manchin in opposing this idea Fiendish Thingy Jun 2022 #14

Biden has used his bully pulpit on this issue 867-5309. Jun 2022 #32

Not the best solution Bayard Jun 2022 #15

This is political malpractice/suicide Miguelito Loveless Jun 2022 #19

Reward the oil corps & starve the government is NOT a traditional Democratic value... NullTuples Jun 2022 #23

Tax holidays reward gas producers while starving the gov't - we need industry regulation NullTuples Jun 2022 #22

I wrote my Rebl2 Jun 2022 #24

Windfall profits tax bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #26

Bad idea we need roads and he will get acussed of doc03 Jun 2022 #27

The more you drive the more you save. twodogsbarking Jun 2022 #29

feels bad man I_have_a_cat_bite Jun 2022 #30

Horrible idea dalton99a Jun 2022 #33

ugh.. G_j Jun 2022 #40

Convene windfall profits hearing pfitz59 Jun 2022 #41