04-06-2022, 06:18 PM
(04-06-2022, 04:47 PM)Sled21 Wrote: Because once the infrastructure for the shale industry was in place, we wouldn't need SA oil. And helping Russia, Trump is the one that was all over Europe about buying from Russia and told them exactly what was going to happen if they did not get off Russian energy. Witholding funding? Yeah, he held up military aid to Ukraine due to their corruption, then sent it. Obama/Biden never sent one ounce of lethal aid to Ukraine. Covid? He got us 3 vaccines in a year when it always has taken 15 to get one. And even though he inherited 3 vaccines from the Trump era, more people have died under Biden's time in office than under Trumps. But you notice the nightly death count is not shown on the news anymore, wonder why? And yeah, it cost me 84 dollars to fill my Grand Cherokee a few minutes ago, when under Trump I could do it for about 43 dollars. You're darn right I care about cheaper gas.
The gas argument is a weaker one IMO. I live in Oklahoma and have found people like to say "It sure is convenient that gas became more expensive under Biden" but the increase in gas prices isn't Biden's fault, at the very least not completely. A huge reason for the increase is demand has returned to pre-COVID levels but supply has not, so a simple supply/demand issue. When COVID hit, countries across the world began slashing production. As vaccinations increased and people began driving more, production did not keep up. It lagged behind, so now we have high demand and relatively low supply. U.S. production has been increasing, and the last available figure I have is 11.3m bbl per day, which is roughly on par with what production was under the Trump administration. Production is expected to continue increasing to 12m+ bbl per day by the end of 2022, but with war in Ukraine and all of the sanctions in Russia plus a deficit in the global supply, this is what is causing high gas prices. This expected production would be right around the top production of Trump's admin, and could be record breaking if it surpasses 12.3 (it is expected to near 13m bbls in 2023, which would be the record). Now, Biden hasn't implemented energy friendly policies, but those aren't really affecting prices much right now. They could in the future. There was an absolutely fantastic post here by Stewy, who works in the energy industry. I do as well, but I am on the analyst side whereas he has more information to provide on this subject. Here is a link to the oil thread where Stewy breaks down the current situation.
The vaccination topic is tough to wade through. Vaccinations were widely available in many parts of the country, but a large contingent of people refused to get vaccinated. From April 4th-Christmas 2021, 80% of COVID deaths were among unvaccinated individuals. The reasons for refusal vary, there have been vaccination arguments in the U.S. for years now. There were multiple variants faced under the Biden admin, Delta being deadlier than normal. I don't think the answer is as clear cut as you're trying to make it out to be I.E. "More people are dying under Biden, he didn't do a good job". These situations are often more complex than this and oversimplifications lead to gross misunderstandings of the situations.
