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At the same time you should thank taxpayers for artificially low oil prices as well.
by kcb 3y ago
At the same time you should thank taxpayers for artificially low oil prices as well.
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- Always_Anon 3y agoHow are gas prices subsidized? I'm asking in good faith because I truly don't know.
- CamperBob2 3y agoA large chunk of the DoD budget, for one thing.
- toomuchtodo 3y agohttps://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-fossil-fuel-subsidies-a-closer-look-at-tax-breaks-and-societal-costs https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-fossil-fuel-subs... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet
- InitialLastName 3y agoOne way: The US government's policy of "encouraging" countries to sell their crude in USD (in a "nice country you've got there, shame if something happened to it" way) keeps them in effective control of the price of oil. The last time someone tried to sell in Euros instead [0], the US DOD spent more than $1,000,000,000,000 [1] proving their willingness to back up that threat. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/feb/16/iraq.theeuro https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/feb/16/iraq.theeur... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_cost_of_the_Iraq_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_cost_of_the_Iraq_War
- bobobob420 3y agogreat spend of taxpayers money. I would like to give my thanks now to the politicians who decided to subsizide oil prices so my fellow Americans can reduce their gas bill.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoCan’t tell if serious or not. Asking people who don’t drive to subsidize those who do seems counterproductive.
- dymk 3y agoOh the US is great at burdening everybody with car infrastructure costs, even if they don't drive. Just look at minimum parking requirements.
- ensignavenger 3y agoPeople who don't drive still buy things that were moved across the country (and world) using oil.
- bobobob420 3y agoThats like saying If you don’t have kids your property taxes shouldn’t go to the schools in the town. Almost everyone in America needs a car to survive and make a living. Have some realism
- geodel 3y agoWell tax payers get benefit from massive the supply chain running on gas and keeping price competitive for millions goods and services.