{"id":2202693,"date":"2024-03-20T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-high-gas-prices-dont-bother-biden-because-they-restrict-your-use-of-energy\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T14:22:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:22:22","slug":"record-high-gas-prices-dont-bother-biden-because-they-restrict-your-use-of-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-high-gas-prices-dont-bother-biden-because-they-restrict-your-use-of-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Unfazed by Soaring Gas Prices as They Curb Energy Consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Reality at the Pump: Navigating the Surge in Gas Prices<\/h2>\n
If you’re waiting for a White House bulletin to give you the\u200b lowdown on gas\u2063 prices, you might \u200bwant to grab a \u200bseat\u2014because you’re in for a long wait. \u200cIn an\u2064 era where the buzz of electric\u200b vehicles is growing louder, the actual sound many Americans are hearing is the ka-ching of gas prices climbing a staggering\u200d 45%<\/strong> since\u2062 President Joe Biden settled \u200binto the Oval\u2063 Office.\u200b <\/p>\n
For\u2064 those itching for a spur-of-the-moment road trip or a \u200bspring break adventure, brace yourselves: the average cost to \u200cfill up is\u200d hovering around\u200b $3.51 per\u2063 gallon<\/strong>. Whether you’re\u2062 a Californian\u200b shelling \u2062out \u2063nearly $5 per\u2064 gallon or a Texan grimacing at prices north of three bucks,\u200c the pinch at the pump is nationwide. \u200c <\/p>\n

The Untold Story of Fuel Inflation<\/h3>\n\u201cGas price inflation is back,\u201d declares CNN<\/a>, one of the sole\u200c major publications spotlighting \u200dthis surge. Meanwhile, The\u200d Daily Mail<\/a> echoes \u2064the \u200dsentiment. However, let’s be clear: this \u200cunwelcome inflationary guest\u200c never really left the party.\u200c Pump\u200b prices \u2062are hence, \u2062without a doubt, higher \u2064than they\u2062 were this\u2063 time last year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
You would assume President\u200d Biden, especially with his eyes \u2063on an election where wallets play\u2064 a critical role, would do everything within his command to take the\u200c sting out of these prices. Yet, the administration’s narrative fixates\u2064 on a so-called \u200c\u201cdip\u201d in\u200c 2022’s record fuel costs<\/a><\/a>, playing down the extent\u2014and origins\u2014of the inflation.<\/p>\n
Just\u200d this week, as people across the\u200c country grapple with daily hikes at the gas stations, \u200dWhite \u200cHouse Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre took \u2063an optimistic stance, claiming President Biden’s actions have “led to lowering gas \u200bprices<\/a>.”<\/em><\/p>\n
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FACT CHECK: \u2062Unfortunately, the numbers tell a different story\u2014with \u2062gas prices elevated over the last \u200cweek, month, and year, and showing a 46% increase since President Biden’s inauguration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Amidst the flurry of “price dip” chatter on Friday, the narrative\u2063 continued to \u200cbe pitched as a triumph for President Biden’s “unprecedented \u2062actions”\u200b in tackling\u2064 oil prices.<\/p>\n
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“We saw gas prices go down,” Jean Pierre reiterated\u2014words that, sadly, don\u2019t resonate with the experience of scores of Americans at the gas pumps.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
A \u2062Closer \u200cLook at the Inflation Crisis and\u200d the Energy Agenda<\/h3>\n
The administration, with help from certain media outlets, has \u2064long been crafting a message of “cooling” prices. But\u200b strip away\u2063 the \u2064spin, and the grim reality is that gas costs<\/a> have relentlessly \u200dedged upward<\/strong> since Biden took charge in 2021. Although there have been slight fluctuations from the historical\u200d highs that dominated the headlines early in his term, largely due \u2064to policies not \u2062too fond of oil and gas, \u2062the cost\u2062 to fuel up remains stubbornly elevated.<\/p>\n
Instead of \u2064proposing solid, actionable solutions, the \u200cWhite\u200b House seems content to mask its role \u200cin the ongoing\u200c inflation crisis. The\u2063 Biden administration, it\u200d appears, won’t be swayed to\u2064 adjust its policies that contribute to the soaring gas prices\u2014because these same steep costs align neatly \u200bwith their broader environmental ambitions.<\/p>\n
The administration’s vision? \u2063To leverage these persistent high fuel\u200c costs to \u2064accelerate the shift towards electric vehicles and renewable energy sources<\/a>.\u2064 <\/p>\n
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Incentivizing electric vehicle \u200cadoption through high gas prices<\/a> is part \u2062of the administration’s\u2063 game plan\u2014a\u2064 strategy \u200bnot without controversies and \u2064implications\u200d for everyday Americans.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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