#4
Who benefits from higher gasoline prices?
a. The administration benefits as oil company and investor earnings rise and taxes increase.
b. The administration benefits as pressure builds to replace government oil and gas exploration subsidies with windfall profits.
c. The administration benefit as production and delivery costs increases for food and durable goods which creates additional tax revenue from consumers.
d. The administration benefits as oil speculation rules are adjusted and gasoline prices fall in the weeks and months leading up to Election Day.
e. OPEC benefits as the price of their crude oil is artificially elevated.
f. Terrorist rogue nations benefit as America's strategic reserves are depleted in order to provide temporary price relief.
g. The administration benefits as strategic reserves are replenished during periods of crude oil price deflation. (buy low - sell high)
h. Urban real estate speculators and developers benefit as workers move away from bedroom communities and into urban environments to avoid costly commutes.
i. Airlines realize short-term benefits as higher ticketing prices are levied against lower priced fuel contracts.
j. The administration benefits as highter airline ticket prices produce additional sales tax income.
k. Green energy investors and speculators benefit as carbon energy and combustion engine use is strangled.
l. The administration benefits as untapped off-shore leases owned by the government increase in value.
m. The administration benefits as inflation rises, the value of the dollar falls, debt interest and repayment are facilitated.
n. The administration benefits as oil companies, big business, and Wall Street are seen as evil villans in need of harnessing or outright nationalization by government.
...and so it goes. |
[Iran Press TV] Gasoline prices are up for the 24th straight day as service stations continue to price in a 10-percent rise in oil this year.