• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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      19 days ago

      Well, donnie and his accomplices keep claiming Biden “left them the worst economy ever” and “the highest inflation ever” and the people they are talking to rarely bat an eye, so I could see Republicons getting away with claiming Biden caused the Iran war, too.

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    21 days ago

    Oh wait for it. It’s not even close to how high it will get once Iran times another closure of the Hormuz strait for maximum impact for the midterms

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      I’m worried there will be some fucked up deal to have it suddenly all at least temporarily under control within the weeks ahead, getting Republicans favor again.

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        We would need to give Iran a very attractive offer for that. They are aware of our internal politics, and want the Republicans to do poorly. They are also very distrustful of us, so any benifit to them would neec to be front loaded. But once they get the front loaded benefit, they have no reason to follow through.

        Assuming you get through all of that, Iran can not just flip a switch and fix the global energy market if they wanted to. Infrastructure has been destroyed, supply chains have collapsed, and tankers are slow.

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      Its really no longer tied to that, it has more to do with refineries in the US shut down for maintenance and the refineries that were hit in Russia, Ukraine and a little middle east capacity that went down. Oil inventories are actually rising, because there isn’t enough refining capacity for it. It’s why diesel is so expensive right now and oil isn’t over $200 a barrel.

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    21 days ago

    So what prevents the rest of the states from declaring a state of emergency and voiding the 24.4 cents for diesel, and 18.4 cents for standard fuel that is taxed by the federal government?

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    Landry issued an executive order temporarily allowing dyed diesel, typically reserved for off-road vehicles, to be used in certain highway vehicles

    Cool. Solving a supply issue by suspending taxes. Supply and demand will not care

    Also gave a nice excuse to everyone to bee able to get caught with dyed fuel for quite a time. The dye will remain even after several fills

    Not that it matters much though. Pure window dressing, considering how little dyed diesel is available in the market anyway