The U.S. national average price of diesel topped $6 a gallon in September for the first time ever, as fuel supply disruptions pushed up transportation costs in the country.
Tax relief to soften the impact of high fuel costs is pretty normal government thing. Is why tax-free diesel exists in the first place. Trump’s mistake was causing the high gas prices.
It’s interesting to see Trump floundering on what he thinks will be popular among voters. Doing things that help Americans is an afterthought, he’s scrambling like a failing student for extra credit ahead of the Final.
He just doesn’t want anything that might slow down/stop/reverse his smash-and-grab being done on the United States. He’s giving himself and his family billions of dollars.
Also, he wants to stay out of prison.
Having Democrats run both houses of Congress could be a (mild) risk to him.
Tax free diesel exists because the dyed diesel is not being used on public roads. Fuel taxes aren’t random government money grabs, they directly fund roads, bridges, and other highway infrastructure.
Fuel taxes aren’t random government money grabs, they directly fund roads, bridges, and other highway infrastructure.
That’s the budget the revenue from them goes into, but it’s only a drop in the bucket compared to the total cost of that infrastructure. The road system is massively subsidized from sources other than driver user fees.
Tax relief to soften the impact of high fuel costs is pretty normal government thing. Is why tax-free diesel exists in the first place. Trump’s mistake was causing the high gas prices.
It’s interesting to see Trump floundering on what he thinks will be popular among voters. Doing things that help Americans is an afterthought, he’s scrambling like a failing student for extra credit ahead of the Final.
He just doesn’t want anything that might slow down/stop/reverse his smash-and-grab being done on the United States. He’s giving himself and his family billions of dollars.
Also, he wants to stay out of prison.
Having Democrats run both houses of Congress could be a (mild) risk to him.
Tax free diesel exists because the dyed diesel is not being used on public roads. Fuel taxes aren’t random government money grabs, they directly fund roads, bridges, and other highway infrastructure.
That’s the budget the revenue from them goes into, but it’s only a drop in the bucket compared to the total cost of that infrastructure. The road system is massively subsidized from sources other than driver user fees.
Sure. My point was refuting the other user’s claim that “tax free diesel only exists to be a tax relief mechanism”.
Off road diesel is still taxed, you’re just not paying the FHWA excise tax if you’re not using it on highways.