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[PESteele 10+ year member]

My dad pilots ships and they use diesel powered boats to get out to them. They buy their diesel untaxed for 81 cents a gallon. WTF. Its illegal to use that diesel in cars. F-ing government

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[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Goverment vehicles pay a fraction of what we do as well...

 

[GrayMatter4tw 10+ year member]

edit - don't trust msnbc

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

yep....oil companies only make about 10 cents a gallon

wtf are you talking about???

 

[GrayMatter4tw 10+ year member]

wtf are you talking about???

yeah I saw that in a news story and I just did a little more research and found that to be way off.

they said oil company profits when actually referring to retailer profits, i.e. the guy that runs your gas station.

 

[wilzyx 5,000+ posts]

yeah I saw that in a news story and I just did a little more research and found that to be way off.they said oil company profits when actually referring to retailer profits, i.e. the guy that runs your gas station.

ok, that makes a little more sense now

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

yea, gas stations make their money from drinks, candy etc.