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I almost never post about politics in my LJ. Mostly because it's a subject that makes me so angry it wrecks my day.
That said. Run now. I am about to rant.
Yesterday some flunky from the Bush administration was on TV being asked about gas prices and was the govt. going to do anything about it. His answer was pretty much along the lines of, "Of course not." though he offered the suggestion that anyone who thought a gas station was gouging should report it to their Atty. General.
Really.
I was pissed that the reporter didn't call him on it and point out that pretty much no one thinks they are being gouged by the local gas station. We're being gouged by the oil companies. AKA: The Bush Administration.
If profits had held steady while prices were going up I'd be fine with that. But they aren't. Profits are going up astronomically. It doesn't take an economic genius to figure out that therefor price increases were not necessary and still aren't. So why isn't the government stepping in and putting a stop to it? Gee, I can't imagine why not. I hope all those idiots who voted republican because then they'd have lower taxes are happy. You don't have lower taxes and now you're paying three times as much for gas and heating fuel and the price of everything that moves by truck, train or boat (in other words, everything you buy) is also going to go up. And if you voted for Bush for moral reasons, well, you win. Assuming you meant to vote for an amoral despot.
/rant
That said. Run now. I am about to rant.
Yesterday some flunky from the Bush administration was on TV being asked about gas prices and was the govt. going to do anything about it. His answer was pretty much along the lines of, "Of course not." though he offered the suggestion that anyone who thought a gas station was gouging should report it to their Atty. General.
Really.
I was pissed that the reporter didn't call him on it and point out that pretty much no one thinks they are being gouged by the local gas station. We're being gouged by the oil companies. AKA: The Bush Administration.
If profits had held steady while prices were going up I'd be fine with that. But they aren't. Profits are going up astronomically. It doesn't take an economic genius to figure out that therefor price increases were not necessary and still aren't. So why isn't the government stepping in and putting a stop to it? Gee, I can't imagine why not. I hope all those idiots who voted republican because then they'd have lower taxes are happy. You don't have lower taxes and now you're paying three times as much for gas and heating fuel and the price of everything that moves by truck, train or boat (in other words, everything you buy) is also going to go up. And if you voted for Bush for moral reasons, well, you win. Assuming you meant to vote for an amoral despot.
/rant
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