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Quanto Magnus

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7. That's certainly not the free market

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 12:31 PM

16 hrs ago

Republicans crow about all the time....

I do think there is some price gouging going on, but it's comical that Republicans are trying to manipulate the oil companies now...

They know they are in political trouble.

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Treasury's Bessent urges gas retailers to drop prices for US 250th birthday, says "we're watching" [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

That sounds like something a Communist would do... Ocelot II 17 hrs ago #1

Oil Co's aren't going to sacrifice their most profitable weekend C_U_L8R 17 hrs ago #2

Yes and they know that Trump and his madness PatSeg 17 hrs ago #5

having a hard time dweller 17 hrs ago #3

Didn't his pinheaded orange hair Putin aligned traitor threaten gas stations yesterday turbinetree 17 hrs ago #4

fascist ideology, just another example Shellback Squid 17 hrs ago #6

That's certainly not the free market Quanto Magnus 16 hrs ago #7

We've watching you too. liberalgunwilltravel 16 hrs ago #8

These guys are going around calling Democrats "communist" Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #9

He is begging the stores to sell something for less than they are paying for it.. Talk to Exon, Shell etc LiberalArkie 16 hrs ago #10

They really do national socialism well, especially economic policies Torchlight 16 hrs ago #11

The Royal "We" Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #12

The Free Market not a thing with these folks now, lol? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 16 hrs ago #13

Gangsters. Justice matters. 15 hrs ago #14

Not gangsters Stacey Grove 26 min ago #18

yeah, drop it to .76 cents nationwide. Javaman 14 hrs ago #15

How can I put this gently? lonely bird 12 hrs ago #16

Their actions remind me of this song: Wonder Why 8 hrs ago #17