jimnyc
04-01-2022, 12:19 PM
All the democrats want to scream to the world that the president has nothing to do with gas prices or the economy. Funny that they already did so about the economy in general. :rolleyes:
And if the economy did wonderful, and gas prices went down $2? Who would get the credit? Republicans? Congress? Yeah, sure.
And then another nitwit heard from. Raise the taxes to reduce gas prices? And next she will even say do so to the rich people? :rolleyes:
I so cannot wait until 2024. And if after this complete wreck of a presidency AND congress, I expect a republican leader and lots and lots of turnover in congress. Or wishful thinking.
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Ruhle: Biden's a Bystander, Raise Taxes to Lower Gas Prices
MSNBC senior business correspondent and The 11th Hour host Stephanie Ruhle appeared on MSNBC Reports on Friday to absolve President Biden of any blame for high gas prices and to enthusiastically endorse tax increases as the solution.
After Biden gave a speech on the March jobs report, host Joe Fryer asked Ruhle to provide a reality check. After declaring the jobs figure to be “really good,” Ruhle added that the problem is “when you look at wage growth, where you’re seeing wages go up the most, it's higher wage jobs, it’s white collar jobs and the fact of the matter is people with white collar jobs saved up during the pandemic. We might not like to pay more money at the gas tank or the grocery store, but we can afford to and it’s people on the lower end of the economic spectrum that are really struggling here.”
When it comes to fixing the problem of pain at the pump, Ruhle declared Biden to be a simple bystander, “this is a challenge for the president, I’m going to just say why, and this ties back to markets: he doesn't control the economy.”
Ruhle’s belief on whether or not Biden is responsible for the economy seems to change daily, based on whether or not Biden can spin it as a win. On the issue of gas prices, the problem is not Biden’s energy policies, but greedy corporations:
You saw the president yesterday using his bully pulpit to push U.S. oil and gas companies but the thing is, he's not their boss. The CEO of an oil and gas company, his or her boss is their shareholders and shareholders, they like high prices. They want buybacks, they want dividends, I might not like that, you might not like that, but that's how it goes. So, when the president is complaining, rightfully so, about people paying their fair share and businesses doing the right thing, the issue is they’re following the current letter of the law and if you don't like it, it's incumbent on Congress to change that.
Rest - https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2022/04/01/ruhle-bidens-bystander-raise-taxes-lower-gas-prices
And if the economy did wonderful, and gas prices went down $2? Who would get the credit? Republicans? Congress? Yeah, sure.
And then another nitwit heard from. Raise the taxes to reduce gas prices? And next she will even say do so to the rich people? :rolleyes:
I so cannot wait until 2024. And if after this complete wreck of a presidency AND congress, I expect a republican leader and lots and lots of turnover in congress. Or wishful thinking.
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Ruhle: Biden's a Bystander, Raise Taxes to Lower Gas Prices
MSNBC senior business correspondent and The 11th Hour host Stephanie Ruhle appeared on MSNBC Reports on Friday to absolve President Biden of any blame for high gas prices and to enthusiastically endorse tax increases as the solution.
After Biden gave a speech on the March jobs report, host Joe Fryer asked Ruhle to provide a reality check. After declaring the jobs figure to be “really good,” Ruhle added that the problem is “when you look at wage growth, where you’re seeing wages go up the most, it's higher wage jobs, it’s white collar jobs and the fact of the matter is people with white collar jobs saved up during the pandemic. We might not like to pay more money at the gas tank or the grocery store, but we can afford to and it’s people on the lower end of the economic spectrum that are really struggling here.”
When it comes to fixing the problem of pain at the pump, Ruhle declared Biden to be a simple bystander, “this is a challenge for the president, I’m going to just say why, and this ties back to markets: he doesn't control the economy.”
Ruhle’s belief on whether or not Biden is responsible for the economy seems to change daily, based on whether or not Biden can spin it as a win. On the issue of gas prices, the problem is not Biden’s energy policies, but greedy corporations:
You saw the president yesterday using his bully pulpit to push U.S. oil and gas companies but the thing is, he's not their boss. The CEO of an oil and gas company, his or her boss is their shareholders and shareholders, they like high prices. They want buybacks, they want dividends, I might not like that, you might not like that, but that's how it goes. So, when the president is complaining, rightfully so, about people paying their fair share and businesses doing the right thing, the issue is they’re following the current letter of the law and if you don't like it, it's incumbent on Congress to change that.
Rest - https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2022/04/01/ruhle-bidens-bystander-raise-taxes-lower-gas-prices