Congressman Derek Schmidt Admits Kansas Gas Price Disappointment

The reality . . .

GLOBAL MARKETS WORK AGAINST U.S. CONSUMERS AND NOBODY IS GOING TO CHANGE IT!!!

And so . . . 

We wanted to highlight this important moment wherein a Kansas conservative attempts to explain uncomfortable/unfortunate reality to the plebs who have been MISTAKENLY led to believe that the swagger of "American Exceptionalism" has anything to do with crude prices across the world. 

Give Rep. Schmidt credit for being nicer than any economics professor when teaching a fundamental lesson: 

Kansas politicians Derek Schmidt and Roger Marshall addressed constituent concerns about high gas prices.

Despite the U.S. being a top oil producer, prices are influenced by the global petroleum market.

Schmidt acknowledged that citing the global market is "not a very satisfying answer" for consumers.

Gas prices in Kansas have seen significant increases over the past year, according to AAA data.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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