04-14-2020, 11:36 AM
(04-14-2020, 09:10 AM)GMDino Wrote: PRoMISeS MaDE, PrOMISeS KePt.
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3z3-6ohPlLRTxFyRVrRfeRZC2Z3kjnNrO0Qa3yBBqdoSTlHJuKC2_J_dw
I like the one about the crude oil, because instead of bolstering reserves and saving taxpayers money, he is working to cost us more money for gas: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/10/trump-mexico-output-cuts-opec-179275
Tl;dr: OPEC+ wanted to cut oil production to raise costs, Mexico didn't want to because it costs them money. So, Trump agreed to cut US production even more to make up some of the difference. So, to be clear, we are decreasing our own oil production which is counter to filling up our reserves in an effort to make sure oil prices increase which will mean gas will cost more for the end consumer.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR