Do you believe it is the President of the United States fault when gasoline prices go up? Why or why not?

Question

I do not believe that it is the Presidents fault when gasoline prices go up. Instead, I believe it is the Enviromentalist Fault because they do not want the US do drill anywhere in the United States and they would be happy if we all rode bikes everywhere.

Source: I got my idea from Pat Robertson who is the host of The 700 Club and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network.

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The Christian Broadcasting Network is in my opinion, the only news network that tells you about the good events happening all over the world today.

Answer 1

You better believe it's the presidents fault. I say this because he is in the position to make things better, yet refuses. Why not raise standards for mpg? He wants to add 10% alternative fuels, but if mpg was doubled, we'd save 50% in gas!! Hybrid cars have shown this is a plausible alternative, some models get 50 or 75 mpg. Why not make this standard and ween us off gas? It's completely his fault for this mess.

True Patriot - what if we didnt tax? have you checked out fuel prices in the UK as of late? Our gas comes cheap. They should apply tariffs on it so that we wont be so wasteful.

Answer 2

It is NOT the President's fault what gas prices do. Supply and demand is what determines prices in a free market.
Fact - There has not been a refinery built in this country in over 30 years.
Fact - The multiple blends that states and localities demand in the summer to reduce pollution negatively effect the supply of all gasoline. And the summer driving season increases demand. Low supply + high demand = high prices.
Fact - No offshore drilling around Florida and no drilling in ANWR increases the need for oil imported from regions and countries that sponsor terrorism.
Fact - As long as Americans demand their gargantuan SUVs and pickup trucks instead of more fuel efficient cars, the prices will continue to increase. Higher demand.
As the communists used to say, "when it comes time to hang the capitalists, they will sell us the rope".

Answer 3

The day to day fluctuations, no. BUT!!! Even President Carter wanted to have a sane energy policy that, if followed through to today, would have LONG gotten us off of foreign oil. The Acting President, symbolically of course, took Carter's solar panels OFF of the White House roof. The reverse gear policies followed. The K-street lobbyists got paid and enough of Congress was bought. And the insane result is the pain you feel in your wallet today. Down with Dictator Dumbya!!!

Answer 4

it is not the President's fault what gasoline expenses do. grant and demand is what determines expenses in a loose industry. certainty - There has not been a refinery geared up in this us of a in over 30 years. certainty - The diverse blends that states and localities call for interior the summertime to decrease pollution negatively result the provision of all gas. And the summer season using season will improve call for. Low grant + extreme call for = extreme expenses. certainty - No offshore drilling around Florida and no drilling in ANWR will improve the choose for oil imported from areas and worldwide places that sponsor terrorism. certainty - as long as individuals call for his or her gargantuan SUVs and pickup autos as a replace of extra gasoline efficient autos, the charges will proceed to extend. larger call for. because of the fact the communists used to assert, "while it comes time to dangle the capitalists, they're going to sell us the rope".

Answer 5

The President has no control over gas prices, nor does Congress except to tax it. O.P.E.C. determines the price of a barrel. The different blends required by the laws that Congress passes for the summer season raise the prices. China is also putting a large demand on the worlds supplies.

Answer 6

Lets view the facts, Fossil fuels can not run out, as long as creatures keep dieing they become fossil fuel. there are according to environmental studies , more living creatures now than ever.When one vain runs dry we must find another until the old refill them selves in about 100,000 years. Put that aside though.
In NYS. we want wind power to alleviate fuel costs, the animal rights nuts say they'll kill birds and protest. We push nitrogen and they vote no. We are now pushing bio fuel and being protested for that to.
It's time we recognize that the left wants America to struggle. that's why they fight any thing that makes our lives easier.

Congress and senate are responsible for fuel cost due to bad legislation that leaves us at the mercy of the Arab dictators.

If we started drilling here in the US., we could literally bankrupt the middle eastern cartel within 1/2 years. So why don't the libs let us? WE'D WIN.

The right wants cost down and clean air, but we also want to eliminate the profits to the Muslim world. to become self sufficient.

To the left that would give us lives they think we don't deserve.
They hate America and what we stand for,CAPITALISM.
If we were self sufficient, costs would be low and no one would listen to them and they know that.There would be no argument for socialism.

Answer 7

Do you believe it is the President of the United States fault when gasoline prices go up?

Energy prices are often rightly described as 'volatile.'

Gasoline prices, are determined by suply and demand at the pump. The supply of gasoline is inelastic - that is, it's slow to respond to changes in demand, because making gasoline from crude oil is a long process (at least compared to burning it up in your car). So, while gas prices may spike a bit when there's major news of turmoil in the middle east or some other big news event that the President might have some influence on, it's really just a little aniticipative price gouging by the retailer, or a self-fullfilling prophecy of consumers deciding they need to 'top off the tank before prices go up.'

High gas prices are more often caused by a surge in demand (consumer demand being hard to predict), or a loss of production (America has relatively few refineries, if even one goes off line unexpectedly, gasoline supply is meaningfully impacted).

Longer term price trends are based on the price of crude, which goes up when suplies are threatened or production cut, and down when production is high. Evil Tyrant that he may have been, Sadam cheated constantly on his Opec quotas and that contributed to lower oil prices. If America had really wanted the 'free flow of oil at reasonable prices' (Gulf War I) it'd never have attacked him.

Answer 8

Supply demand and projection of future the economic driver of price, however, there are still things that a board can do to manipulate price...and it might have been done.
Can't give numbers, but the volume of the strategic reserve rises/falls and is controlled by President. He did announce both increase and release of reserves in this latest term. Can buy cheap, to set up reserves, release cheap reserves to lower price...sure people in the biz use oil as strategicly as they see fit. If the strategic buy is huge, if holds to supply and demand rule, would drive up price.

Answer 9

Aside from the obvious effect of taxes, the prices on gasoline are market driven. There are some dopey liberals on this site that will always blame President Bush but when you point out that the gas prices skyrocketed when Jimmy Earl Carter was President they get that look on their faces like someone just stole their lunch money.

Answer 10

Holy crap kid, first stop watching that Moron and save what is left of your brain. Second, he doesn't have a direct effect on the gas price, but being he is fighting a war in their interest, he has some effect. Think, you go fight a war where the oil is and you put it in danger what happens, the price goes up!!! you keep fighting that same war, the price keeps going up!!! Called greed my Christian Broadcast fan, one of the 7 deadly sins. Be careful who you route for in the future.