Letter-writer Dale Vukovich (“Vaccines and gas prices,” Jan. 19, TribLIVE) must have missed President Biden, Vice President Harris and many of their Democratic friends last October saying they wouldn’t “trust or take the vaccine that was developed under Trump.” He must have missed Biden during the second presidential debate saying that “anyone who is responsible for 220,000 covid deaths should not be president.” He must have missed Biden saying upon his inauguration that “he would shut down covid.”

Although it is true that “supply and demand” is a market principle, supply is thwarted both short and long term when pipelines are shut down, drilling in parks is stopped and roadblocks to fossil energy development is encouraged by the government.

And yes, America only a year ago was energy independent. We must now ask (some would say beg) OPEC to drill more. Hmmm …

William R. Iski

Penn Township, Westmoreland County

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