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Well, it's less than $4 per gallon in Russia; one has to wonder which country is being sanctioned

by YarickR2 4y ago

EB-Barrington 4y ago
Related: new car prices in Russia went up more than 50% in May. The sanctions on Russia are only just getting started.
- YarickR2 4y ago
  Well, used car prices are back to pre-war levels
  - EB-Barrington 4y ago
    Parts for used imported cars are extremely difficult to find, with the prices up exponentially. With new car sales in Russia down over 80% in May, the pressure will increase the prices of used cars. One way or another, Russians are paying for the barbarity of their countrymen, and the price they pay will only continue to get higher.
go_elmo 4y ago
Only food got 100% more expensive, lets eat gasoline. One has to wonder which country is the free one and which has a higher quality public education, lol
- thriftwy 4y ago
  The last one, of all things, is debatable.
- GuB-42 4y ago
  And it will continue that way if we keep converting food into gas. Gas today typically contains 10% bioethanol, and that number is expected to increase in the future. The goal is to burn less fossil fuel, which is a good thing. Problem is: bioethanol often comes from sugar beet or cane, we literally run our cars on processed food. For Diesel, it is typically mixed with vegetable oil, again, burning food. There is hope that one day, we will be able to make biofuel in a way that don't compete with food production, but we are not there yet. There are some successful experiments, but nothing at scale.
- YarickR2 4y ago
  Food got 100% more expensive ? Where are you getting your numbers from ?
  - go_elmo 4y ago
    In russia some things doubled in price (I think I heard from interviews with russians, but I cant be sure its correct or give sources so I should say x%), but there are no official statistics about it of course.
meepmorp 4y ago
And it's a mere $0.11/gal in Libya
jeffbee 4y ago
Sanctions and tariffs are always paid by domestic consumers. They don't operate by making foreign consumers pay more, they operate by starving the foreign power of trade.
jraby3 4y ago
Relative to average incomes or the wealth of the population it’s pretty clear Russia is the one suffering.
diordiderot 4y ago
At least we won't be compelled to roll through the Donbas in a t62 anytime soon

Well, it's less than $4 per gallon in Russia; one has to wonder which country is being sanctioned

EB-Barrington 4y ago

Related: new car prices in Russia went up more than 50% in May. The sanctions on Russia are only just getting started.

YarickR2 4y ago
Well, used car prices are back to pre-war levels
- EB-Barrington 4y ago
  Parts for used imported cars are extremely difficult to find, with the prices up exponentially. With new car sales in Russia down over 80% in May, the pressure will increase the prices of used cars. One way or another, Russians are paying for the barbarity of their countrymen, and the price they pay will only continue to get higher.

go_elmo 4y ago

Only food got 100% more expensive, lets eat gasoline. One has to wonder which country is the free one and which has a higher quality public education, lol

thriftwy 4y ago
The last one, of all things, is debatable.
GuB-42 4y ago
And it will continue that way if we keep converting food into gas. Gas today typically contains 10% bioethanol, and that number is expected to increase in the future. The goal is to burn less fossil fuel, which is a good thing. Problem is: bioethanol often comes from sugar beet or cane, we literally run our cars on processed food. For Diesel, it is typically mixed with vegetable oil, again, burning food. There is hope that one day, we will be able to make biofuel in a way that don't compete with food production, but we are not there yet. There are some successful experiments, but nothing at scale.
YarickR2 4y ago
Food got 100% more expensive ? Where are you getting your numbers from ?
- go_elmo 4y ago
  In russia some things doubled in price (I think I heard from interviews with russians, but I cant be sure its correct or give sources so I should say x%), but there are no official statistics about it of course.

meepmorp 4y ago

And it's a mere $0.11/gal in Libya

jeffbee 4y ago

Sanctions and tariffs are always paid by domestic consumers. They don't operate by making foreign consumers pay more, they operate by starving the foreign power of trade.

jraby3 4y ago

Relative to average incomes or the wealth of the population it’s pretty clear Russia is the one suffering.

diordiderot 4y ago

At least we won't be compelled to roll through the Donbas in a t62 anytime soon