Biden’s America: Gas Prices Skyrocket to Highest Since 2014, Natural Gas Prices Threaten Middle Class

Americans keep coughing up more cash at the gas pump, and globalization may be to blame. The national average gas price on Wednesday was $3.22, according to the American Automobile Association . That’s the highest price…

IJR SyndicatedOct 7, 20213 min read

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has done nothing but falsely blame “profiteers” for the issue instead of addressing the actual cause.

“We’re also going after the bad actors and pandemic profiteers on our economy. There’s lots of evidence that gas prices should be going down but they haven’t,” the president said in mid-September, according to Fox Business. “We’re taking a close look at that.”

“I’m not seeing any profiteering or bad actors,” Price Futures Group energy analyst Phil Flynn told The Associated Press about Biden’s comments.

Biden has chosen to deflect and blame capitalism rather than promote American energy independence, which should be a no-brainer if it weren’t for the radical push to magically and fully transition to alternative energy sources.

It’s not just gas to fuel vehicles, either. Middle-class Americans could be looking at an expensive winter if they want to keep their houses warm.

United States natural gas futures continue to increase, seeing their highest levels since 2008 on Wednesday, according to The Epoch Times.

In an interview with the Motley Fool, vice chairman of IHS Markit Daniel Yergin said there are serious concerns about the global natural gas supply for heating this winter, which could have direct consequences in the U.S.

“Storage is low in Europe. Storage is low in Russia because they had cold weather earlier in the year and last winter, so the supplies were not replenished,” Yergin said.

“There’s so many knock-on effects of what happens when you have, whether you call it an energy crunch or an energy crisis. If we have a cold winter, we’re going to have a difficult time around the world.”

Whether it’s simply being able to drive to work or not freezing to death, average Americans are at the mercy of the global economy for energy.

Globalization certainly has its benefits, but rising oil and natural gas prices should encourage the U.S. to look inward and develop stronger energy independence.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.