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Trump doesn’t rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections
(www.theguardian.com)
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A bunch of red states already did...
They're cutting restrictions on red diesel and letting trucks run overloaded to make less trips.
The red diesel is the big one tho, we need that shit to harvest crops here in a little bit, allowing it on road is going to burn thru the reserves that already wasn't big enough.
trump is gambling on trying to get UK or other "allies" to give us their reserves, but they need that shit themselves, because of the war trump started.
It's going to get much worse before midterms too. Which is why using reserves now is so stupid. Probably 2-3 weeks before election Iran is going to really tighten the screws and make gas prices skyrocket. I really could see them shutting off the whole tap to influence midterms against trump.
Maybe even flat out saying "if republicans win this won't stop". And with the Houthis controlling one major straight, they can hold it for literal decades
Red diesel is not some fancy fuel, it's literally just diesel with red die in it.
Buddy ...
It's different because it's tax free and for agriculture....
We need that for agriculture, if we use it now what the fuck are we going to harvest crops with?
I understand you couldn't think of that yourself...
But why the fuck wouldn't you ask me what you weren't able to get from the context of my comment?
Edit:
Someone else tried explaining this, and you just could grasp it...
And most of your post history is you arguing with anyone who ever tries to help you understand anything.
You're just gonna have to stay wrong bro, eventually you'll need a new account as well, because I'd bet a shit ton of other people have blocked you as well
Yes that's what I said
LOL you just die more fuel red. Why is that so hard to understand? Why couldn't you think of that yourself? Why can't you grasp this?
that is true, but it will still be needed to used to gather in all the autumn crops and plant the spring ones not too far away
No. It isn't. You just need diesel. If there's not enough red diesel, you just get regular diesel and put red die in it.
ok, but then that has extra tax attached (assuming, as I'm not in the US, that is like the UK where red diesel doesn't have all the road tax attached.) Here in NZ it is all 'white' diesel and Road User Tax is separate
Not correct. Putting in the red die is just an indicator of how it is taxed.
the red die is to indicate untaxed, it will stain fuel filters on road vehicles to show that untaxed diesel has been used, at least that is how it us used elsewhere
Yes that is what I said. Again, there is nothing special about it. You just get more die and make more red diesel. It's all the same supply.