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maxhinator123 t1_ivjhm18 wrote

Reply to comment by every1getslaid in if anyone needs a ride to the polls tomorrow let me know! by bigbadgung

CEOs of big oil sure. Their record profits are the drivers for expensive fuel. Political parties unless they taxed the rich and corporations, make no difference

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every1getslaid t1_ivjmjvw wrote

Truer words haven’t been spoken

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KrissaKray t1_ivjt8uv wrote

Yeah they have been, because that's not the driver of expensive fuel lol

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bigbadgung OP t1_ivk1d1s wrote

Certainly a major contributor of it. These CEOs are buying back stocks to make money for their shareholders at the expense of everyone else. For anyone saying the COVID stimulus TWO years ago is what is causing WORLDWIDE inflation is just like wrong.

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every1getslaid t1_ivjtdfl wrote

Record profits in 2022.

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KrissaKray t1_ivjtvao wrote

Near-record inflation in 2022.

Edit: also way higher demand than supply. Stop parroting POTUS’s talking points lol

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Nevaknosbest t1_ivlt8ut wrote

KrissaKray is one of our well known trolls, feel free to ignore

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KrissaKray t1_ivlyswn wrote

So the link I posted was insufficient? Also… Sorry I didn’t know it was trollish to correct someone.

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Nevaknosbest t1_ivrhkta wrote

Ur a habitual troll, I seek no understanding for why you do what you do, but as an aside I'm sorry for the recent loss of your best friend, my deepest condolences to you and yours.

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Funktron3000 t1_ivkrki2 wrote

From my view, you can both be correct. Higher demand than supply allows a supplier to increase prices, thereby increasing profits

To help consumers, we could look at a few different strategies:

  1. How do we increase supply?
  2. How do we reduce demand?
  3. Should profits (gouging?) be limited despite the supply/demand situation?
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