Don’t forget diesel was only a few cents higher than the lowest octane.... now.... a dollar plus. It’s insane as diesel doesn’t take a crap-ton of refinement like gasoline. Bunch of greedy SOB’s.
Diesel used to be cheaper than gas up till about 2005. The low sulfur requirement was one of the big drivers as I recall.
Yep, and I had just purchased a used Benz diesel
telling my son how diesel is always cheaper than
regular gas - doh!
Isn’t diesel priced higher these days because Bill Clinton imposed regulations that gave his Indonesian buddies (Riadis?) the cat-bird seat for supplying a low-sulfur product? It’s high priced because it has to be shipped in?
It's just another dirty political $$$$$ trick. They know that most consumers don't think that diesel fuel prices affect them so they raise the taxes hugely. Of course everything that those consumers buy is delivered with diesel fuel - but most will never be led to revelation... 🤷♂️
Almost all taxes are designed to be paid by the average Joe without him/her knowing it. I had to explain to my son, a smart RN, why corporations don't pay taxes - they pass that expense on to their customers. Once it is explained to them it is abundantly clear... another education failure!