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Dems Game Out More Gas Gimmicks

Rising prices are a crisis Democrats are unwilling to address
April 27, 2022 — Blog    — Facts Are Stubborn Things    — Press Releases    — Talking Points    — The Tax Tracker   

American families are paying on average more than $4 a gallon, with the price of gas up nearly 50 percent from last year.

While Democrats continue to pass the buck for 40-year-high inflation, they’re also gaming out more gas gimmicks, like a “gas tax holiday” and Biden Bucks “gas cards,” all of which would do nothing to address rising energy costs.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Rising Costs Are a Crisis for Working Families and Main Street. 

READ: Americans Receive Largest Pay Cut in 40 Years

Democrats Worsened This Energy Crisis.

  • President Biden’s first executive order killed the Keystone XL Pipeline, contributing to the massive spike in energy prices.
  • By banning new oil and gas leasing on federal land at the behest of Green New Deal enthusiasts, President Biden attacked blue-collar workers and their families by making energy less affordable.

READ: FACT CHECK: The Real Reason Behind High Energy Costs

Democrats Gas Gimmicks Won’t Blunt Rising Energy Costs.

  • As reported by Axios, even some Democrat officials worry Biden Bucks “gas cards” could “worsen inflation” without lowering costs.
  • Analysis by the San Francisco Fed found that President Biden’s trillions in stimulus spending fueled the inflation fire.

READ: Even Biden’s Favored Economic Forecaster Doubts Dems’ ‘Fix’ for Bidenflation

Democrats’ Green New Deal Tax Hikes Will Make Matters Worse.

  • In their attempt to revive the President’s $5 trillion tax-and-spend bill, Democrats want to give away $550 billion in green welfare subsidies to special interests and the wealthy – literally sending government checks to the Top 1 percent and the biggest corporations.
    • Wealthy individuals with up to $500,000 in income would enjoy green subsidies, including a $12,500 check to buy a luxury electric vehicle.

READ: Democrats’ Latest Crippling Tax Hikes Punish Workers & Families, Send Jobs Overseas, Crush Small Business, & Make Labor Shortage Worse

Bottom Line: It’s Time to Unleash American Energy Production. 

  • If Democrats wanted to get serious about addressing 40-year high inflation and the skyrocketing price of gas, they would stop the gimmicks and work with Republicans to address rising energy costs by: