Obama wants prices to go up. Maybe he doesn't have an evil purpose for this but since he believes in Keynesian economics dropping prices are the last thing he wants to see.
This is why he said that lower gas prices is the sign of a weak economy. He forgets how rising gas and diesel prices effects everything in our economy.
Obama wants higher prices and lower income. If you need help you can go to the government for help. If you're dependent on government then you're more prone to vote Democrat because they're Santa Claus. Problem is somebody eventually has to pay the bill. Well, you can always soak the rich.
Exactly!