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  • didn't Americans specifically vote for the promise of lower gas prices?
  • $5.85 a US gallon? Horrendous, you’re up to 70% of what diesel costs in Sweden today.[1]

    [1] https://bensinpriskollen.se/dieselpris/

  • most goods in the US today are transported via trucks. most of the whole main-street runs on diesel as well think home services businesses etc.

    cost of diesel has a reverb effect across the whole economy.

    the shrinkage is felt but won't be truly reflected in the economy. so the government can keep lying about the numbers.

  • Ah yes, right around the time when I buy my heating oil for the winter...
  • It's interesting that diesel is taxed more than gas in the US. It's the other way around in France.
    by gniv
  • Diesel should cost a lot more, almost all of the road damage is by heavy trucks. Trucking is being subsidized by all of us.
  • Where are the “I did that” stickers now???
  • China has a solution for high diesel prices.

    China Just Built a Diesel Killer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoJgvhydFag

    China’s oil consumption fell 9% year over year, Electric trucks produced the fastest change. From https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/High-Oil-...

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