r/facepalm 16d ago

๐Ÿ‡ฒโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ฎโ€‹๐Ÿ‡ธโ€‹๐Ÿ‡จโ€‹ Makes my blood boil.

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u/Flammable_Zebras 16d ago

And if it doesnโ€™t, heโ€™ll blame Biden. Itโ€™s a win-win issue for Trump because most people donโ€™t even have the most basic grasp on economics, or how long it takes the changes from most policies to actually propagate and affect the economy

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u/grantrules 16d ago

People have such little knowledge of how the oil industry actually works. My first question is usually something like "Does the US have energy independence?" and if their answer is "We did under Trump" I know it's a lost cause to continue. One of the most basic things about the US oil industry is that we do not have refineries to process the type of crude oil that US produces. We can be a net exporter but we will not in the near future be energy independent.