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A long history of politicans blaming everyone but themselves for high gas prices
2 min readJun 1, 2022
Gas prices are a critical piece of the American (and world) economy and the price of gasoline is the one thing politicians regularly mess up yet never take the blame. No matter who is in the White House, politicians never solve this problem. It doesn’t matter what decade you’re in.
16 years ago in 2006 Democrats blame Bush and Oil companies for high gas prices:
15 years ago in 2007 — Nancy Pelosi blames George Bush for high gas prices:
14 years ago in 2008 Bush blames Democrats in Congress for high gas prices:
