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jay's avatar

If politicians said, "We have to reduce oil production for the sake of the environment, and yes, this will cause gas prices to sky-rocket, but that's the price we have to pay to save the environment, and we just have to be willing to pay it", that would at least be honest. (Not true, but honestly stating their beliefs.) If they wanted to be TRULY honest, they could add, "And many poor people are going to freeze to death in the dark because they won't be able to afford energy, but we're willing to pay that price too. Because the lives of poor people just aren't that valuable." But instead they implement policies that will inevitably increase energy prices, and then insist that the rising energy prices are not their fault. It's Russia, or the greedy oil companies, or Darth Vader, of anybody but them.

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Shawn Spilman's avatar

Inflationary? or not: Giving everyone a gas rebate card because gas prices went up.

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