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lees1975

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10. Because any scuffle in the Middle East is an excuse for corporate oil to jack up the price of gas.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:49 PM

Mar 19

We all know this, all the "world market" and price data is designed to be confusing and to justify profiteering. We were already being screwed on the price of gas, by about 50%.

But more whine isn't translating into more action by our politicians regardless of what party.

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The US barely gets any oil through the Strait of Hormuz. So why are gas prices up? [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 18 OP

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And because everyone else's oil goes through there..... lastlib Mar 18 #8

It's explained by the "Because We Can" theory of economics . . . . hatrack Mar 19 #9

Because any scuffle in the Middle East is an excuse for corporate oil to jack up the price of gas. lees1975 Mar 19 #10