Biden says he's nearing decisions on gas tax holiday and student loans as he tries to tame costs

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  1. Starcastle

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    Or majored in hate America studies or some other dumb worthless major.

    It is a nice little scheme they have. Brain wash people into hating the country and when they graduate with a worthless degree and have trouble fining a decent job just blame it on systemic racism.
     
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    Lol funny I think you guys do the same thing. Sort of how trump took no responsibility for his own Covid task force or doj.
     
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    Only around 20% of professors are unionized. It is frankly absurd to place the cost on them.

    Administration costs have increased but facility amenities and lower state funding have been identified as two of the most common reasons. There is also a ton more administrative costs now than there was previously.

    The reason costs have exploded is because these universities are for profit and do everything to extract as much from the student as possible instead of being a public service like they are in other nations.
     
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    Had you not been able to help him pay for his college would that have delayed his future?

    There is a huge issue right now with younger generations not having children and not buying homes. The nation is facing population decline especially among Caucasians due to the cost of child care and debt.
     
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    it's about votes in November
     
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    Likely for the same reason the PPP program passed with such bipartisan support — we could see what inaction would cause. That though helped business owners and massive corporations which Republicans support. Helping students and the educated are not a normal Republican constituency so that explains why this is fought so much harder.
     
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    To think we do the same thing would mean you agree with my post so kind of interesting.
     
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    Your premise is flawed. Biden and the Dems vicious attack on US Energy production didn't just harm our nation, it harmed the world. And that was before Biden greenlighted Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

    With Biden/Dem attacking our energy production we have lost the ability to be the swing producer that keeps prices stable and inflation in check.

    "EUROPE COULD DO WORSE, AND USUALLY DOES": Europe cozying up to Israel out of energy need?

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    European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
    "It might be that turning around an ocean liner takes a while, but that doesn’t mean Europe’s U-turn on Israel — which is becoming apparent with each passing week — isn’t astounding. It is developing into a major story, even if, like President Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, it has to do with an acute need for energy sources. "

    Europe needs dependable energy supplies and they need it desperately:

    “Europe and Israel are bound to be friends and allies,” she burbled. “The history of Europe is the history of the Jewish people.”

    "Europeans are rarely seen as the Jewish state’s best friend — or even a friend."

    "the European Union is Israel’s largest trading partner, according to the commission. In 2020, 34.4 percent of Israel’s imports came from the EU, and 21.9 percent of the country’s exports went to the EU. Now that Israel is becoming a major gas exporter, the Europeans are eager to deepen relations even further. "

    " the cheapest and most efficient method that Israel currently uses for exporting its gas to Europe is by sending it over to Egypt, which has modern liquifying facilities. From there the liquified gas is loaded on ships that sail across to Europe. "

    Not a bad development.
     
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    Very transparent, don't you think this is going to hurt the middle class voters that democrats need to win in November?
     
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    How did Trump not take responsibility for his own task force? He put his VP in charge who is a competent person not a brain dead moron like Kamala.

    He got American industry to make a surplus of ventilators.
    We got testing, over 100 million by the time senile Joe took over.
    The state of Ohio ordered 2 million rapid tests on Jan 21st 2021.
    Joe had 3 vaccines people could choose from. Moderna-Pfizer-JNJ.

    These things came while Trump was in office not brain dead Joe.

    Now Joe did give us a baby formula shortage so we can thank him for that.
     
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    Lol trump gave us thousands dead every day, closed schools, businesses and masks…. What was unemployment in 2020? 10%?
     
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    It’s not projecting at all, it’s the reality. Your inability to see it is not my fault.
     
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    The inflation is here.
     
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    So you’re against lowering taxes?
     
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    I am definitely concerned with the future. Are you paying attention to what the GOP is saying about Medicare and SS?
     
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    Conservatives always lag behind in culture wars and cultural changes
     
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    If you don’t know economics you should bow out. Because economists everywhere agree with the OPs analysis. And our country’s inflation is way higher than virtually every other industrialized nation, so your correlative fallacy isn’t even apples to apples on that. Sad. In fact, pathetic.

    why are you an economics denier?
     
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    That has historically been true, but we are seeing quite the reverse now. Now it is the left that is lagging behind and the right that is gathering cultural support.
     
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    You should be concerned about the future, do you pay any attention to the authoritarian left? They were justifying locking Americans in camps just a year ago.
     
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    I have an economic degree and I have no idea what you’re talking about. Everything about economics comes down to the study of economic and monetary transfer.
     
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    Gas prices are considerably higher in places with high taxes. If liberals destroyed their gas sector with green energy and there was little demand, it would actually drive prices down.
     
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    The global market sets gas prices, so even if you flooded the market with American gas, it would still be subject to global market conditions. Inflation is global. It’s a mixture of war and Covid, and supply chain issues. As far as stimulus goes, Trump and Biden both poured money into the economy.
     
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    Maybe in nursing homes. What’s happening outside of bingo halls and nursing homes, is the Supreme Court is pushing a conservative political project on a majority who opposes their views.
     
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    Guess someone has no idea how many have died under Biden who had a vaccine gift wrapped for his presidency. Lol! By Biden’s own words, he should fire himself haha

    The rest of your post is trash. Governors shutting down their economies is Trumps fault? And Dems were fastest to it and slowest to get out. Also Trumps fault I’m sure. Lol.


    do better please
     
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    The Supreme Court ruled today that taxpayers must fund religious private school, so if I have to pay for that, then you should be paying for higher education imo.
     

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