Hey maybe you should apply for one of the various government support programs republicans are always trying to cut.."
And still get wedged in as pork for their own states in the latest bill getting voted on.
Oil is heavily subsidized, to the point that consumers pay half for gas compared to what they do in other countries. Same with other goods, groceries.
If Biden & Co had half a nut sack to share between them, they'd be threatening these companies with pulling the rug out from under them with said subsidies if they don't stop with the price gouging and let everybody pay for what they buy at what it actually costs, not marked down by a heavy infusion of federal cash.
But since they got their sticky fingers deep in that bowl of Kibble and that's only going to serve to basically tick everybody off, it ain't going to happen.