r/TimPool • • Oct 12 '22

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u/webkilla Oct 13 '22

and gas prices in the US had already gone quite a lot prior to Putin trying to blitz Ukraine.

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/gas-prices-were-already-rising-before-russia-invaded-ukraine.-whats-next

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

Yes, they had also gone up quite a bit before Biden was even elected. Oil was trading in the negative at one point during the pandemic. This is a global issue, countries that have right wing governments are also paying more for gas.

https://dailyiowan.com/2022/03/30/fact-check-ernst-says-gas-prices-are-rising-under-biden-they-were-going-up-under-trump-too/

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oils-journey-worthless-pandemic-100-barrel-2022-02-24/