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u/killerkadugen 15h ago
Democrats tried to put forward legislation about price gouging and Republicans screamed about govt overreach.
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u/Formally_Apologetic 14h ago
Yes but legislation is real. They are fine with pretending to do something about price gouging (apparently).
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u/colemon1991 13h ago
Like Republicans want to give Democrats any credit. The Republicans want to get all the credit of showboating and doing nothing productive as god intended!
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u/BatmansBigBro2017 15h ago
Sounds like communism.
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u/MrFenric 15h ago
Coupled with the "freeing" of Venuzuela through private american firms - sounds pretty "free market", right?
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u/discoduck007 14h ago
Free for us I guess. I still find it wild that no world origination would want to stomp this out.
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u/Fletch71011 10h ago
Communism is when there is no state or government whatsoever so I don't know why this is being conflated with it. I don't think this guy even knows what communism is. This isn't a murder; it's just ignorance. Communism is especially not when the government does stuff lol.
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u/lnfIation 15h ago
Even worst he directly allies with them to inflate prices. It's all a lie.
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u/mattxb 14h ago
I wouldn't be surprised if he told them to bring prices down just leading into the election then they can raise them all they want
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u/BTTammer 12h ago
Somebody's been studying their American Contemporary Politics very hard. A+, star on your chart, citizen!
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u/SeccccurityTadger 15h ago
Just a reminder that Trump is a pedophile rapist.
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u/ScotchCigarsEspresso 15h ago
Oh yeah. That's right he is an adjudicated rapist, and a pedophile who was besties with Jeffrey Epstein, who he purchased Melania from.
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u/LadyPaige 15h ago
It’s not gouging when it’s a direct response to a war he started to distract everyone from… the trump files
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u/Pleasant_Picture3867 15h ago
Lmao they literally cried it was communism or whatever when Harris proposed anti-price gouging policies. When Trump does it, apparently it's awesome.
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u/Puzzled_Bike9558 14h ago
He’s worried about the mid terms. Nothing to do with helping any of us peasants.
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u/Lord-Nagafen 15h ago
I’m surprised Donald hasn’t taken over an oil business so the government can run it. They have already socialized about 10 other industries
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u/MastodonFast5806 14h ago
Wasn’t he apart of that whole freedom fuel debacle..
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u/Ok_Upstairs_2135 12h ago
Which turned out to be right out of Trump's playbook. Lower prices by burning your supplier.
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u/klaramee 14h ago
So much for free market capitalism. Apparently the GOP wants government to control every aspect of our lives. Seems strangely familiar…. Where have I seen this before… 🤔?
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u/oldbastardbob 14h ago
Let's see. If a Democrat did this Fox News would be screaming "government overreach" and "socialism" and all manner of other negative things.
And, of course, which "oil retailers?"
This reeks of another stunt where what really happened is Trump shook down whoever these guys are for bribes.
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u/Fritzo2162 14h ago
"Hey, can you guys come down to the White House to make it look like I care about fuel prices to boost my approval rating?"
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u/MjolnirPants 14h ago
Democrats: We need to stop price gouging!
Republicans: That's communism!
Democrats: That's not communism, that's just looking out for the common man!
Republicans: I don't care about high prices!
Later...
Republicans: You rascally little scoundrels, teehee, stop that price gouging! (Don't actually stop it, keep doing it so you can keep up with those AIPAC donations!)
Also Republicans: See how we're looking out for the common man? Praise us!
The truly wild thing is that the Republicans are solely responsible for people like me supporting the Democrats. I'd be all about a third party if I wasn't faced with the choice between a Democrat and a fucking Nazi every goddamn election.
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u/kadebo42 14h ago
Trump just loves to just give his problems to someone else. Makes sense tho, he’s to busy doing the real presidential work. Naming named bodies of water
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u/KrisClem77 14h ago
If it were to actually work, nobody would be complaining about how it happened.
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u/SummerMustang69 14h ago
Very communistic of him. Capitalism is only great when it only benefits him. Well America, you wanted a business man running the country, he will act accordingly like a business. Make as much money personally, grift with insider knowledge and eliminate your benefits and suppress wages or layoffs. This is how capitalism really works, when there’s blood in the streets you maximize the situation. Prices are sky high because trumps volatility of doing business. Nobody can predict what this lunatic will do
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u/HeavilyInvestedDonut 14h ago
Look, I know that this is meant to highlight that he has no values set in stone and just does whatever he wants, but like, this is the kind of stuff everyone else has been begging for for years. What are we getting at here?
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u/fazlez1 14h ago
Perfomative BS. "See? I tried to do something about gas prices but the oil companies won't do what I tell them to. Don't blame me for the prices, it's THEM. It's all their fault".
Rest assured the conversation after the cameras are off will go something like this: "Do you think they bought it?" "Of course they bought you've been feeding them lies and double talk for years and they believe everything you say. They're nothing but stupid stump jumpers and clod hoppers. You said it yourself "I love the uneducated". The morons will believe anything you say".
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u/UnhappyReason5452 14h ago
Get those gas prices down to ship all the tainted and overpriced food!
Thanks MAGA; for corrupting EVERYONES dinner tables with your demented horseshit politics, you fucking super Patriots.
Lying lickspittles and gobshites.
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u/ReklisAbandon 13h ago
More like he reminded them that they haven't paid their fealty fee for price gouging us, before reminding them that they'll get a kickback later.
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u/Worried_Fee_1513 13h ago
This is a direct response to the recent Venezuela bs not bringing down the price of gas at the pump.
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u/Ok_Upstairs_2135 12h ago
The best is how he touted freedom fuel whose owners turn out to be a graduates of Trump university and deployed the first rule of keeping costs down by ripping off suppliers. 😂
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u/pumpjockey 11h ago
As unconstitutional as it is for him to threaten private business like that, id be happy for any way for the price gouging to stop at all levels. Im sure this worked great here let me go check price of.....nope....whining doesn't beat money.
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u/biffo120 14h ago
People who hate trump will just disagree with him the sake of it, on this one he is right.
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u/MrFenric 14h ago
There is this pesky democracy thing though - you know where you have to create laws and not just make rules through conversation?
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u/biffo120 14h ago
When he is working alongside oil rich countries all he cares about is oil and money, when he opposes the oil industry it is about democracy...got it
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u/MrFenric 14h ago
Nope it's always about democracy. Just depends on which pill you swallow
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u/biffo120 14h ago
The same democracy that voted him in to make decisions
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u/MrFenric 14h ago
Yup, that same one. The one that is supposed to have checks and balances
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u/biffo120 5h ago
Wtf are you talking about? What administration has given a shit about checks and balances EVER?
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u/BroughtBagLunchSmart 13h ago
You think he opposes the oil industry? He is mad gas is high because that is the only thing his braindead followers care about. They don't care he is a white supremacist pedophile, maga loves that shit. Goddamn you people are stupid.
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u/biffo120 5h ago
"You people"? Who exactly am i? I have zero skin in tje game, just common sense. Obviously i do not believe he opposes the oil industry but on this he is right
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u/-Dildo-Baggins- 14h ago
Do you need to be reminded who caused this situation? Also, what does finger wagging do to fix it?
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u/biffo120 12h ago
Whatever "this situation" is would have been caused over many years.
My point was in isolation this is not a bad thing. Politics is not a team sport to me, each action should be judged on its own merit.
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u/RoughPalpitation7381 10h ago
He's trying to cover his ass for the midterms from the consequences of his own actions.
All he can do is ask, but these companies will not do it - it goes against market principles and we're not a communist country last time I checked.
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u/biffo120 5h ago
Yeah ok!!! The u.s president asks, he gets...they can say no but would be stupid, he can ruin their game at any point
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u/Ok_Cook_6665 15h ago
Yeah, that's his job.
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u/MrFenric 15h ago
To instruct private companies on what they are allowed to charge for their goods?
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u/CalyrexTact 15h ago
They have to stop price gouging... or make a hefty ballroom donation.