In an alternatingly whispering and fiercely raging statement, Biden announced that the new official targeted scapegoat of the consequences of his own disastrous policies are—you guessed it—gas station owners.
Insiders say that this particular link in the long gasoline supply-chain was singled out for blame and mistreatment because of the ease with which the increasingly massive herds of economically-illiterate American voters could be persuaded to direct their general anxiety toward and discharge their growing anger upon the supply-chain’s last link; the proprietor at the point of purchase.
This rhetorical strategy has shown promising signs in the past of having the added advantage of inevitably producing eye-catching photos emblazoned on front pages everywhere which chronicle what happens when angry riotous crowds are persuaded (but never incited) to take out their anger upon gas stations.
Gee, Joe, why not also send everyone Zippos?
I am reminded of the valuable economic lessons that were taught to me through this wonderful parable:
A cross-country motorist is surprised to discover how reasonable the price of gas is at the lone station in the middle of nowhere on a route that obviously had ample traffic. When he pays his bill, he tells the owner that he should raise his prices sky-high since he had the market cornered. The owner just smiled and said, "Son, if I raised the price of gas just one more penny, two guys I know would immediately open up a station across the street to share the margin I have been keeping all to myself for forty years."