Posted on 07/20/2022 8:07:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
Diesel fuel is a staple for the farmers and truckers who supply Americans with their essential needs – and its price has skyrocketed in recent months, driven by inflation to far outstrip regular gasoline in price hikes.
AP reports diesel fuel was averaging $5.52 a gallon nationally Tuesday — up a dizzying 68 percent from a year ago, when it was selling for just $3.28. By comparison, a gallon of regular gasoline is averaging $4.50, up 42 percent from a year ago.
Gasoline prices have eased somewhat in recent weeks while diesel has remained chronically high, with American refineries operating near capacity.
Unless prices ease, the ripple effects of high diesel fuel could worsen because the costs are deterring some truck companies from accepting jobs unless they can persuade their customers to bear the added cost of more expensive fuel, the AP report sets out.
“There will be more logistical shortages,” said Phil Verleger, a veteran energy economist. “Americans will find more empty shelves and higher prices.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Diesel Knock List!.................................
And the Republican’s in Congress do NOTHING.
If this were the other way around, the Democrats would have this country on fire. Literally.
But the RINOs in DC do not care. And many of them will be sent back because the people are just too lazy/stupid/stubborn/stupid/complicit to pick and take a chance on someone else, that actually might do their job.
Rising diesel costs=rising food costs.
Why knee jerk blame congressional Republicans? They have no power other than to get their messages out. This is Biden’s and his Leftist allies fault.
Communists are well aware to control the people you control their food and their needs.
The democrats are driving prices high so they can sell you an EV ,LOL
Because most of them were fine with The Steal.
All part of the plan to destroy fossil fuels and animal farming.
This is the economic marker nobody is noticing. Farms and trucking depend on diesel.
A farmer who has to pay double for diesel will get crushed when the harvest is purchased in the commodities market.
What messages have the got out or tried to get out, other than...re-elect me, I’ll do better next time. I’ll actually fulfill my campaign promises. I’ll actually represent the people that are electing me, not my donors and special interests.
Why...because there is absolutely NO WAY that John Thune should be running for re-election, but there he is. The man does nothing for anyone other than his donors and puppet masters.
How Rude!
They are NOT!
They are merely brainwashed deluded morons (mostly).
The nerve of you! Hmmmmph...
Now go do your patriotic duty(tm) and vote for a new batch
of corrupt treasonous demonically evil criminal tyrants!
NOW!
/S
This website really is filled with whining malcontents.
Biden’s done all this damage to the county in LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF...
Ah but Kaiser Klaus says Ve must have high fuel prices to Preserve Democracy.
Bull Merd, Klaus! You want to kill us.
Umm, what do you propose the ‘Pubbies do?
Heating oil is never mentioned with the diesel price. They go hand in hand.
Received an invoice for filling an oil tank recently. Price was $5.499/gal. It was over $1100 to fill the tank.
Expect the outcry about high energy prices to drastically increase as we near heating season.
This will severely hurt the lower class as they typically live in housing with less efficient heating systems and insulation. It’ll make the higher gas prices seem like nothing.
Diesel is easier to refine than gas but taxed more.
Hidden taxes..........................
The Trucking companies and their Unions should do everything they can to help Biden and his climate change goals, by STOPPING Any and ALL deliveries to within 100 miles of DC.
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