Today fuel prices are very high why the president is not trying to give the fuel subsidy for the people?

Question

Today fuel prices are very high why the president is not trying to give the fuel subsidy for the people?

Answer 1

They money for the subsidy would come from taxes so to give a subsidy would transfer money from higher income people to lower income people, and conservatives would oppose that.  Liberals  would  also oppose subsidizing  gas for environmental reason because it would promote more driving, so there is not a majority of people in favor  of subsidizing gas.