Bernie Sanders Claims Capitalist Greed To Blame For High Gas Prices

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They’re up to $3.50/gallon nationally, nearly $1 more than a year ago. And some analysts are warning we could soon see gas prices at $5 or even $7 a gallon. With their party in power and facing blame from voters, Democrats are scrambling for excuses to explain away these gas prices—and Senator Bernie Sanders is the latest pushing nonsense to try to deflect blame.

In a Tuesday tweet, the Vermont progressive blamed “corporate greed” for high gas prices:

Shock. Shock. Shock. Gas prices are at the highest level in 7 years while Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell & BP made nearly $25 billion in profits last quarter – the highest level in over 7 years. The problem is not inflation. The problem is corporate greed, collusion & profiteering.

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 16, 2022

That theory was quickly dispatched:

If only we could return to May 2020, when national gas prices fell to $1.93/gallon because oil companies decided they love us and didn't care about making money. Is that how pricing works? https://t.co/GzdJQHPG5N

— Brian Riedl 🧀 (@Brian_Riedl) February 16, 2022

Whether it's @BernieSanders making it or @TheJuanWilliams, the argument that 'corporate greed' is to blame for high gas prices is silly & has no basis in economics.

Clip from me on w/ @KennedyNation @FoxBusiness: pic.twitter.com/45FmL5lEzb

— Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️ 🏳️‍🌈 (@brad_polumbo) February 17, 2022

Bernie Sanders Claims Capitalist Greed To Blame For High Gas Prices

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