that the White House had mulled giving Americans gas cards to help alleviate skyrocketing prices at the pump.
Axios
reported that the White House floated the idea as part of a
package Democrats are brainstorming in an attempt to offer some sort of
positive policy response to soaring gas prices. The idea was quickly
shot down by a House Democratic legal counsel, who pointed out the idea
would be expensive and poorly targeted; it would likely make inflation
worse and wouldn’t necessarily lower prices; and it would likely bog
down the IRS in the middle of tax filing season, which would lead to
delays in filing and processing tax returns.A White House spokesman
admitted that the idea was discussed, but claimed it was not a serious
policy proposal." PP
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