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Hard Assets

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12. It's not Obama's fault.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 03:18 PM

Feb 2013

I blame the speculators and the greedy oil & gas industry.

US needs to permanently revoke all subsidies and order Justice to investigate the speculators and thieves.

My gas price jumped 80 cents from last week's low of 2.65, and I want to know why. Why does gas price go down slowly and then when it jumps it jumps very fast. That's unfair and illegal.

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Obama leads poll on who is to blame for high gas prices [View all] NewJeffCT Feb 2013 OP

Not surprising. He gets the blame for everything. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2013 #1

Happens all the time. progressoid Feb 2013 #2

please don't rain on the parade lol nt msongs Feb 2013 #3

i blamed bush b/c when running for potus he said AND IF GAS PRICES GET HIGH I'LL JAWBONE leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #14

Bush started two wars. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2013 #19

Done Auggie Feb 2013 #4

Only 26% say Pres. Obama.. not as bad as I expected Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #5

The real reason. earthside Feb 2013 #6

This is what the President should do ......... Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #7

Better: Announce he's nationalizing the oil and other extraction industries. Gas prices will be .. Scuba Feb 2013 #11

170 votes at this time. lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #8

Dun... nt ben_thayer Feb 2013 #9

My guess would be the invisible step between the crude oil and the refineries.... dmosh42 Feb 2013 #10

It's not Obama's fault. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #12

But never, ever any credit to Obama when the prices are down.... Sheepshank Feb 2013 #13

I voted for speculators Politicalboi Feb 2013 #15

30% of those being poled are dopes as of this writting, and are blaming potus leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #16

Just more disconnect. They want unbridled capitalism nobodyspecial Feb 2013 #17

Done. Wonder where all that surplus gasoline we had in December (60 days ago) went? sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #18

I fucking hate Dpm12 Feb 2013 #20

if you watch Fox News NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #21

I voted for the "supply and demand" option, although it's only at 16%. Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #22