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What's behind the rising prices at the pump - and it ain't Republican propaganda.
Despite the easy sound bites coming from the Right, there is PLENTY of gasoline in the US.
BUT more finished gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel is being exported, AND the oil co's have cut refinery by 5% in the last three months. These are business decisions, certainly not presidential policies, as the usual RW loudmouths would have you believe.
Some articles:
What's Behind The Recent Hike In Gas Prices? - NPR
Angry About High Gas Prices? Blame Shuttered Oil Refineries - Bloomburg Businessweek
As gas prices rise, should US oil industry stop exporting? -Yahoo
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