re: Democrats control the House, Senate and White House...

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I want you to think about how moronic this sounds. We were never self-sufficient in oil and energy

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Wrong. The USA became a net exporter of oil in 2019 (before the pandemic, if you're keeping score at home). Simply having imports does not mean you aren't oil independent. LINK

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It has nothing to do with Trump's energy policies. Gas prices were low because there was less demand and supply exceeded demand during the pandemic.

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Wrong again. Gas prices were lower even before the pandemic. Saying this makes you look like you're simply trying to make excuses for Biden.

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Biden cancelling a pipeline doesn't determine the prices *now.* It may have an impact in the future but oil markets respond to what happens in the short-run, not the long-run.

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Wrong again. You're right that the pipeline would not have been built yet, but the clear hostility of this government towards the American oil industry has companies hesitant to invest further. No one is going to invest a ton of money and time into a project that Biden may pull out from under them at the last moment, like he did with the pipeline.

To say that is only related to the pipeline again makes it look like you're just trying to make excuses for Biden. He also halted drilling permits on federal lands. He is clearly hostile to the oil industry, even in situations that would clearly lead to bad things nationwide. Halting those drilling permits as the country was starting to reopen was nonsensical and foolhardy. When you are working in that sort of regulatory environment, why would you invest further? You wouldn't.

If you are involved in trading securities and bonds, then I would recommend to anyone not to deal with whatever fund you're involved in.