• kristina [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Neo liberals in government know it doesn't work. The purpose is for all the rich people to buy a bunch of domestic stocks so that when say, Russian oil is banned they'll make a killing in domestic oil. It's second purpose is to decouple our economies so we can invade them without long term harm to ourselves

    • cilantrofellow [any]
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      3 years ago

      Gas is almost $5/gallon by me, I’d say we’re already there. And the US isn’t even allowed to export oil.

      • Commander_Data [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        The ban on US exports of oil was lifted in 2015. In 2021 the US was the largest producer of oil in the world and a net exporter of both refined petroleum products and crude. The US is about 91% energy independent. This overnight 60% increase in gas prices is pure price gouging based on a fiction.