(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) The Biden administration was on the receiving end of a Twitter beat down after a report surfaced they considered giving Americans gas cards in an attempt to relieve pressure over steadily rising gas prices.
This idea came out in a brainstorming session on a package Democrats are cobbling together to put a positive spin on gas prices, The Daily Wire reported.
The idea was shot down by a House Democratic legal counsel, who said the idea would be expensive, poorly targeted, would make inflation worse and would slow down the IRS in the midst of tax season.
White House spokesman Vedant Patel admitted the idea was voiced, but said it was never really an option.
“There’s a variety of ideas being discussed to ensure that the costs American families are feeling at the pump are as minimal as possible,” Patel said. “However, gas cards being sent to the American people is not seriously under consideration.”
“It is not an administratively feasible solution and the Biden Administration is not considering this as a serious option to help American families,” he concluded.
Conservatives on Twitter, however, were amazed that this idea was proposed at all.
“We’re facing runaway inflation. Anybody got any ideas?”
“Hey, how about we print more money, but make it gift cards?” https://t.co/3n7nT3TfCU
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 19, 2022
After losing hundreds of billions in waste and fraud in the COVID relief/stimulus packages, why not send out gas cards that could be even more misused and, ironically enough, help the gas companies the White House is attacking. https://t.co/Yk1gHad1Jz
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) March 19, 2022
WH hasn’t already learned their policies push up inflation? Let’s make it worse…or maybe they could consider increasing domestic supply? https://t.co/A7p8UHEKR6
— Dr. Miller-Meeks (@millermeeks) March 19, 2022
Amazing
Just amazing
Anything except creating jobs in America making us energy independent https://t.co/LlI2fRNlfK
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) March 19, 2022
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