Motorists spending this July 4 holiday want President Biden to do something to ease his pain at the bomb, but not if that means gas station owners are the type of fall.
Brian Rodgers, a Texas pharmaceutical worker, was filling up Monday at a station on 11th Avenue.
“I filled in Texas the other day for $ 4.50 [a gallon]. Prices are too high and shouldn’t be too high, ”the 49-year-old told The Post.“ There are a lot of limitations on production here, but if we loosen that, it will help. Talk about the Keystone pipeline and drilling on federal land.
But Rodgers disagreed with the president warning gas station owners to lower prices unilaterally, as Biden did in a tweet Saturday.
“Everyone is getting hit. It’s a big shock to spend so much and there’s so much that can be done to fix production here. Biden shouldn’t blame the little one, like the gas station owners,” said Rodgers, who pay $ 70 to not even fill your deposit in half.
Nabil, the manager of a Mobil station on 8th Avenue, blamed the high cost of gas on the prosecutor.
“Gas station owners are not to blame. [Gas] it costs $ 6 a gallon here and $ 4 a gallon in Brooklyn. Biden or the city must intervene. Manhattan taxes are crazy, ”said Nabil, who did not give his last name.
Texas resident Brian Rodgers fills his rental car at a Mobil gas station on West 51st Street and 11th Avenue.J. Messerschmidt / NY Post
New York, along with several states, suspended its gas taxes until the end of this year, beginning June 1st.
Brenda K., 47, who said it cost her $ 65 to fill her 2019 Acura, wanted Biden to stop blaming others for the price spikes.
“Joe Biden has no plans to cut gas prices. Blame astronomical prices on gas station owners, CEOs, etc. [Ukraine] war, or [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is dumb. It has to restart the pipeline and restart oil drilling on federal land, ”he said.
“Gas prices could be easily fixed. Biden must let drilling on federal land continue and new areas open up,” he added. “I didn’t vote for Biden to pay $ 80 to fill my deposit.”
Medi Halqu, 33, said it cost him $ 120 to fill his Cadillac Escalade.
Nabil, a manager of Mobil Gas at 51-63 8th Avenue in Manhattan, blamed exorbitant gas prices on high taxes.J. Messerschmidt / NY Post
“Last summer it cost me $ 80 less. What can Biden do? There are too many factors that explain why gas prices are high, but you have to take some action,” Halqu said. “It’s the president, the gas station owner doesn’t occupy the oval office.”
Over the weekend the president was hooked when he tweeted that gas station owners should participate for the good of the country and reduce fuel costs.
“My message to companies that run gas stations and set prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global danger,” Biden posted on Saturday. “Lower the price you’re charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product. And do it now.”
New York, along with several states, suspended its gas taxes until the end of this year, beginning June 1st.
The U.S. Oil and Gas Association ridiculed the president’s message.
“Working on it, Mr. President,” the industry group said Sunday in response. “In the meantime, have a happy 4th and please make sure the WH intern who posted this tweet is registered on Econ 101 for the fall semester …”
Biden’s post even rubbed off on Jeff Bezos, the country’s second richest man and founder of Amazon, in the wrong way.
“Ai. Inflation is too big a problem for the White House to continue making statements like this, ”he said
“It’s a direct misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of the basic dynamics of the market,” added Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post newspaper.