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US diesel hits record $6 a gallon on Iran supply shock

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Re: US diesel hits record $6 a gallon on Iran supply shock

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Post by LoganDark »

larodi wrote: post #18

Almost nearing the price in Europe. So still early to complain.

This reminds me of when people were calling the UK a bunch of wimps for complaining about record high heat of like 80F, just because Americans have been dealing with 100F or more for years (over 100 years in some cases). So what that prices in Europe have already been higher? Prices in America haven't been, so it's a shock to them.

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Post by vrganj »

cpursley wrote: post #24
spiclk wrote: post #21

The "just stop oil" folks must be delighted with the direction of things in the middle east.

But how will they protest if they can't drive and meet up or fly to those green events?

Take a train or a bike? Y'know, the thing they're advocating for?

Hell, Greta Thunberg crossed the Atlantic on a sailing ship.

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Post by cpursley »

expedition32 wrote: post #11

It's quite funny how Trump is killing European industry. Literally everything America has been doing the last few years has benefited China. The Chinese economy has real weaknesses make no mistake about it and a competent US leader could have worked with his global allies to exploit them.

They started that path to economic suicide by deciding they don't want cheap gas as well as shutting down reactors. Well, depending on your geopolitical beliefs, entire situation was possibility coordinated to get Europe on American LNG and off the stuff piped from Rusland and the Middle East. This was all in play well before Orange Man, but wow did he push the gas pedal down and accelerate it (pun intended). BTW there's only one way out of it, but many Europeans aren't going to like the medicine nor the global primacy people running the USA.

Re: US diesel hits record $6 a gallon on Iran supply shock

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Post by kotaKat »

amelius wrote: post #25

But no worries, we'll soon get $5,000 from the US government and this will allow us to buy plenty of gas.

Don't forget the $5000 DOGE dividend, the $2000 tariff refunds, the $500 Obamacare refunds, and the thousands+ in Trump Accounts!

(But $10k in student loan relief? That's Socialist!)

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Post by mcv »

kotaKat wrote: post #28
amelius wrote: post #25

But no worries, we'll soon get $5,000 from the US government and this will allow us to buy plenty of gas.

Don't forget the $5000 DOGE dividend, the $2000 tariff refunds, the $500 Obamacare refunds, and the thousands+ in Trump Accounts! (But $10k in student loan relief? That's Socialist!)

If all of that is possible, why not just provide a reliable basic income? Why does it need to feel like a politician is bribing you for your vote?
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