Obama says little short-term help for gas prices

[headhuntersix]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Obama-says-little-shortterm-apf-1680912387.html?x=0&.v=4

I'm just going to be honest with you. There's not much we can do next week or two weeks from now," the president told workers at a wind turbine plant. It's a theme Obama's struck before as he tries to show voters he's attuned to a top economic concern with gas prices pushing toward $4 a gallon.....

Obama needled one questioner who asked about gas prices, now averaging close to $3.70 a gallon nationwide, and suggested that the gentleman consider getting rid of his gas-guzzling vehicle.

"If you're complaining about the price of gas and you're only getting 8 miles a gallon, you know," Obama said laughingly. "You might want to think about a trade-in."


Please don't ever ever ever ask me to be even remotely civil to an Obama supporter on this board. This guy is the biggest piece shit ever!!!!!

[Fury]

Paid $3.99 yesterday. Bring on $4, Messiah!

[GigantorX]

No short term help?

How about stop printing money, stop making debt cheap and stop trying to cause inflation on purpose. That's a start.

Either way, with Obama you get no short term plan AND no long term plan!

[MB]

No short term help?

How about stop printing money, stop making debt cheap and stop trying to cause inflation on purpose. That's a start.

Either way, with Obama you get no short term plan AND no long term plan!

Raise interest rates immediately.

[Soul Crusher]

HE WANTS IT SKY HIGH!   THAT IS HIS STATED GOAL!   

[GigantorX]

Raise interest rates immediately.

Can't, you can't really do it ever to a large degree. Cost of borrowing would skyrocket and the Fed/Government would feel deaths icy grip around their neck.

[MB]

Can't, you can't really do it ever to a large degree. Cost of borrowing would skyrocket and the Fed/Government would feel deaths icy grip around their neck.

How many years are we going to talk about our fragile economy and burgeoning recovery?  Raising rates forces action.

[GigantorX]

How many years are we going to talk about our fragile economy and burgeoning recovery?  Raising rates forces action.

See: Japan.

We are all boxed in.

[Freeborn126]

End the federal reserve and let every corrupt, insolvent bank fail.  New banks with better business practices rise up and the free market can spread its wings.  That will stop runaway inflation and artificial interest rates.  I don't understand these people that still think the Fed is a good thing for this country. 

[240 is Back]

End the federal reserve

will.  never.  happen.

end thread.

[Dos Equis]

   I'm filling up when I get to half a tank just so doesn't look quite as bad.   

[Freeborn126]

^Why?