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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 969938" data-attributes="member: 17969">I always wonder why people think or believe that if the GOP was in office gas prices would go down.&nbsp; When did that happen?&nbsp; Did it go down for BUSH before the collapse of the nation?&nbsp; Nope, 400% increase.&nbsp; Did it go down for BUSH 1?&nbsp; NOPE, increased again.&nbsp; Did it go down with Reagan?&nbsp; NOPE again, largest increase in oil prices at the time.&nbsp; Did it go up for Clinton?&nbsp; NOPE.&nbsp; Price per barrel stabilized for 8 years.Now, the people who were screwed the most by the GOP leaders in big oil still believe that if they put them back in office oil prices would go down.&nbsp; Thats funny.What about the BUSH administration and Cheneys connections to big oil....&nbsp; (from the article)Cheney’s Culture of Deregulation and CorruptionWhat about Reagans contribution to todays high oil prices?&nbsp; When he &quot;deregulated&quot; oil and removed price controls, everything that was warned of at the time has come true, and yet, people still think the GOP is their friend at the pumps.Rich Jaroslovsky: Reagan And Big Oil | The New RepublicWhat is it about the GOP that is so attractive?&nbsp; They want lesser paying jobs, no healthcare for employees, no pensions, no manufacturing in the USA, no unions jobs, no minimum wage, no social security, no medicare, no free lunch for the poorest and hungriest of american kids, no college assistance and higher fuel prices and yet, PEOPLE STILL VOTE FOR THEM?Are guns and God that important to trump all of the above?Reagan screwed all of us at the pumps.&nbsp; He removed all the price controls on oil and how did that work out for us?I have a question for him &quot;am i better off today at the pumps than when he took office and i was paying 65 cents a gallon?&quot;Clearly, the answer is NO.PeaceTOS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 969938, member: 17969"] I always wonder why people think or believe that if the GOP was in office gas prices would go down. When did that happen? Did it go down for BUSH before the collapse of the nation? Nope, 400% increase. Did it go down for BUSH 1? NOPE, increased again. Did it go down with Reagan? NOPE again, largest increase in oil prices at the time. Did it go up for Clinton? NOPE. Price per barrel stabilized for 8 years. Now, the people who were screwed the most by the GOP leaders in big oil still believe that if they put them back in office oil prices would go down. Thats funny. What about the BUSH administration and Cheneys connections to big oil.... (from the article) Cheney’s Culture of Deregulation and Corruption What about Reagans contribution to todays high oil prices? When he "deregulated" oil and removed price controls, everything that was warned of at the time has come true, and yet, people still think the GOP is their friend at the pumps. Rich Jaroslovsky: Reagan And Big Oil | The New Republic What is it about the GOP that is so attractive? They want lesser paying jobs, no healthcare for employees, no pensions, no manufacturing in the USA, no unions jobs, no minimum wage, no social security, no medicare, no free lunch for the poorest and hungriest of american kids, no college assistance and higher fuel prices and yet, PEOPLE STILL VOTE FOR THEM? Are guns and God that important to trump all of the above? Reagan screwed all of us at the pumps. He removed all the price controls on oil and how did that work out for us? I have a question for him "am i better off today at the pumps than when he took office and i was paying 65 cents a gallon?" Clearly, the answer is NO. Peace TOS [/QUOTE]

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