Do you think Joe Biden is a good President? Why or why not?

[Varx]

To regulate the profits of private corporations?

Not unless you're suddenly coming out as a socialist. Which to be clear, is not an insult; I'm a self-avowed market socialist myself. I just find such an attitude surprising given the rest of your commentary.

I know I come off as an elephant covered in red paint but yeah I dont blindly follow all conservative ideas.

But the government definitely regulates shit like that. Especially a commodity that the entire country relies on.

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It sounds like you're not holding Biden responsible for high gas prices, then. Because you just handwaved his ability to handle the cause of high gas prices. Therefore, it's not Biden's fault the gas prices are high, because you just said he couldn't have stopped it.

Thank you for showing some logic.

But I am... His administration. You know the head of the government?

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Here in the first world i get to work just fine using the train and we have proper public transit, i am always shocked by the apparently strongest nation ( lol ) in the world cant have proper public transit and healthcare its so mind boggling to me. Also perhaps putting constraints on predatory capitalism might be a wise choice going forward.

We like our low taxes.

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I know I come off as an elephant covered in red paint but yeah I dont blindly follow all conservative ideas.

But the government definitely regulates shit like that. Especially a commodity that the entire country relies on.

Not proactively, it doesn't. Reactively, with higher taxation? Sure. Which is what Joe Biden's proposing, and which you're bitching about.

[Varx]

I like the part where Varx blames Biden for stuff and then says the Government can't so stuff.

Full clown makeup.

How is that different from each other? I'm talking about the Biden administration which is the head of the government...

[Edge-]

Damn did your kidney stone affect the entire country? Must have been a hell of a kidney stone to affect the plumbing across the nation. Could have sworn kidney stone were regulated by the government too.

I'm pointing out that the president has about as much control over my kidney stone as they do over the price of refined gas, my guy.

The entire world uses gas. Only the elite and farmers used horses for transportation. Not too mention all the mass transportation that relies on gas now. Not too mentioned all the trucks that transport all our goods that also relies on gas.

I can't help but feel like you're intentionally missing the point.

But yeah don't worry about the rising gas prices. Just buy an electric car. Again, clown administration is clown administration.

If I had solar you bet your ass I'd replace my car with an electric. Sadly that's a bit too pricy as the house I'm living in has too many trees.

But there are plenty of solutions for these problems, many of which include investment that helps generate new jobs in the economy!

[Varx]

Not proactively, it doesn't. Reactively, with higher taxation? Sure. Which is what Joe Biden's proposing, and which you're bitching about.

So fix higher gas prices with higher taxes?? Lol what?

[Edge-]

But I am... His administration. You know the head of the government?

You still have yet to establish what controls the POTUS has over the price of gas, mein duden.

[unfilteredJW]

How is that different from each other? I'm talking about the Biden administration which is the head of the government...

No interest in teaching you. Just pointing and laughing at a clown.

[Endus]

So fix higher gas prices with higher taxes?? Lol what?

Well, you're just admitting you haven't bothered actually reading the sources I've been linking at you, because you clearly don't actually understand what's being discussed, since you're acting here as if I said a tax increase on gas at the pump, which isn't something I or the Biden administration ever suggested.

You're attacking a straw man because you either can't be arsed to inform yourself as to the basics, or you're just willing to openly lie about them. And I can't see a meaningful difference between the two.

[Breccia]

You know the head of the government?

Yes, the one you said couldn't stop high gas prices. Therefore, it's not his fault there are high gas prices. You just absolved Biden of blame a couple minutes ago, you don't need to keep doing it. We get it, gas prices aren't Biden's fault.

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You still have yet to establish what controls the POTUS has over the price of gas, mein duden.

No no, he already admitted POTUS doesn't. We're all caught up now, he said it wasn't Biden's fault.

[Varx]

I'm pointing out that the president has about as much control over my kidney stone as they do over the price of refined gas, my guy.



I can't help but feel like you're intentionally missing the point.



If I had solar you bet your ass I'd replace my car with an electric. Sadly that's a bit too pricy as the house I'm living in has too many trees.

But there are plenty of solutions for these problems, many of which include investment that helps generate new jobs in the economy!

I'm not just blaming Biden himself, I'm blaming him AND his entire administration.

And great job at presenting an example of the folly of liberalism. All super long term solution ideas with no immediate action besides riding it through until it gets better.

[Edge-]

I'm not just blaming Biden himself, I'm blaming him AND his entire administration.

You keep hammering on at that point like it means anything.

What authority does his administration have over the price of domestic gas?

And great job at presenting an example of the folly of liberalism. All super long term solution ideas with no immediate action besides riding it through until it gets better.

This is incredibly off-topic for this thread, but needless to say liberals at least try to solve problems. Republicans just ignore them until it's too late and then blame liberals for failing to solve them.

[unfilteredJW]

And great job at presenting an example of the folly of liberalism. All super long term solution ideas with no immediate action besides riding it through until it gets better.

Projection at it's finest.

[Varx]

Well, you're just admitting you haven't bothered actually reading the sources I've been linking at you, because you clearly don't actually understand what's being discussed, since you're acting here as if I said a tax increase on gas at the pump, which isn't something I or the Biden administration ever suggested.

You're attacking a straw man because you either can't be arsed to inform yourself as to the basics, or you're just willing to openly lie about them. And I can't see a meaningful difference between the two.

I didn't imply higher gas on the gas pump, I'm implying higher taxes in general if I understood what you said correctly. Which if I did is not a fix since you're trading one large expense for another.

[Breccia]

I'm not just blaming Biden himself

We know, you're not blaming Biden at all. You already said he couldn't go after the cause of inflation on the previous page. Therefore, you're not blaming Biden. You don't have to keep saying it.

[Varx]

Yes, the one you said couldn't stop high gas prices. Therefore, it's not his fault there are high gas prices. You just absolved Biden of blame a couple minutes ago, you don't need to keep doing it. We get it, gas prices aren't Biden's fault.

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No no, he already admitted POTUS doesn't. We're all caught up now, he said it wasn't Biden's fault.

Do I really need to clarify that all the blame is not LITERALLY is all on him and him only? I would never expect a mentia patient to even be that remotely competent.

[diller]

Idk, all I know is that trump is in office, price are good. Then we get a geriatric pres and prices go up.

LMAO, you like it simple I see.

[Varx]

You keep hammering on at that point like it means anything.

What authority does his administration have over the price of domestic gas?



This is incredibly off-topic for this thread, but needless to say liberals at least try to solve problems. Republicans just ignore them until it's too late and then blame liberals for failing to solve them.

Everything trickles from the top.

Again trump had low prices then old man Biden comes in office and it goes to shit.

[Breccia]

Do I really need to clarify that all the blame is not LITERALLY is all on him and him only?

No, you were quite clear the blame was not on him at all. There's not much wiggle room in your earlier statement for interpretation.

[Edge-]

Do I really need to clarify that all the blame is not LITERALLY is all on him and him only? I would never expect a mentia patient to even be that remotely competent.

In which you seem to be focusing on semantics because you have no actual argument.

I'll reiterate: What authority does an administration in the White House, regardless of who is in office, have to control the price of domestic gasoline?

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I didn't imply higher gas on the gas pump, I'm implying higher taxes in general if I understood what you said correctly.

You didn't. Because you're not reading the sources I link, because you'd (apparently) rather just make up whatever the fuck you want and pretend I said it.

Which, to be clear, means you're lying.

Which if I did is not a fix since you're trading one large expense for another.

This makes absolutely no sense on any level.