Biden Plan to Cap Russian Oil Prices Could
Seriously Backfire, Which Means It’s
Likely to Happen
Posted By: earlybird, 7/3/2022 8:28:46 PM
The G7 plan to create another economic sanction against Russia by capping the price anyone could pay for Russian oil has a serious downside. If Russia slows down the export of oil, global oil prices will jump dramatically. That policy outcome would mean a massive increase in the price of gasoline for U.S. consumers. Because the consequences are horrible, that’s precisely the reason Joe Biden might push to have the Russian price cap. Every policy Joe Biden has historically supported, has been the exact opposite of what should have been done. Biden has a profound and innate ability to screw up anything.
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An open letter to the MHRA:
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120 Tips on Potential Victims as Utah
Sheriff Investigates Claims of ‘Ritual
Child Sexual Abuse’ 10 replies
Sheriff Investigates Claims of ‘Ritual
Child Sexual Abuse’ 10 replies
UTAH COUNTY, Utah—An investigation by a Utah sheriff into allegations of “ritualistic child sexual abuse” has shocked residents as over 120 victims and those who know victims have come forward.
The local sheriff leading the investigation has solicited help from the FBI, which confirmed it is assisting in the investigation.
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DHS to Enforce ‘Remain in Mexico’
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Not to Come: Mayorkas 8 replies
Policy for Several More Weeks, Warn Migrants
Not to Come: Mayorkas 8 replies
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said his department will continue to warn migrants to not show up at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the current “Remain in Mexico” policy is not going away for “several weeks.”
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Who Are the Real Insurrectionists?
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Independence
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As we gather with family and friends for this Independence Day celebration; as we still hold the memories of how government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by dispatching liberty; we remind ourselves that freedom is a valuable and precious gift worth fighting for. (Snip)I am reminded of an article written more than two decades ago, that still rings true to this day.
“An American credo, By Don Feder”:
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Biden Plan to Cap Russian Oil Prices Could
Seriously Backfire, Which Means It’s
Likely to Happen 10 replies
Seriously Backfire, Which Means It’s
Likely to Happen 10 replies
The G7 plan to create another economic sanction against Russia by capping the price anyone could pay for Russian oil has a serious downside. If Russia slows down the export of oil, global oil prices will jump dramatically. That policy outcome would mean a massive increase in the price of gasoline for U.S. consumers.
Because the consequences are horrible, that’s precisely the reason Joe Biden might push to have the Russian price cap. Every policy Joe Biden has historically supported, has been the exact opposite of what should have been done. Biden has a profound and innate ability to screw up anything.
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