Big oil could bring US gas prices down but won’t – so hit it with a windfall tax | Robert Reich

In the US, in times of crisis, the poor pay the price and the rich cash in. Democrats know it doesn't have to be this way

This morning I filled my car with gas, costing almost six dollars a gallon. My car is a Mini Cooper I bought years ago, partly because it wasn't a gas-guzzler. Now it's guzzling dollars.

When I consider what's happening in Ukraine, I say what the hell. It's a small sacrifice.