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| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | Unhappy Diesel driver | Part of the problem could be: The gov gave you a rebate for buying more fuel efficient vehicles. Now they are getting their rebates back by taxing the fuel you have to use in your more efficient vehicle.
We in america are our own worst enemies. We have to have big powerful engines in our big cars and trucks. My Americanized VW has a 2.0L diesel engine, whereas in Europe the same car would have a 1.4L engine, hence greater fuel savings. But after all is said and done, it really does'nt matter what the amount of fuel is used, you will still pay the same. If you use less, the price will increase, because the fuel companies and the gov. have their budgets and if you use less, it cuts into their budgets. You cannot win over big business and Government. PARK YOUR BIG GAS AND DIESEL BURNERS AND WATCH THE PRICES COME DOWN!!! It may be a little painful, but we as Americans have had to fight for our freedom and our liberties in the past, so why do we let the oil companies and our ruling fathers dictate to us high prices for energy??? | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | No Illusions | Simple fact is that the Electric Co. , Water and other utilities prices are regulated because they are monopolies with no competitors. Big oil is a monopoly without any over site so they can charge whatever they want to. The Government is in bed with them and they are all getting rich off the backs of working class Americans. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | Dale in Virginia | I'm tired of hearing "global" when questioning fuel prices here in the US. I could care less what anyone anywhere else in the world is paying for fuel/gas. I'm tired of the left wing environmental idiots putting a stop to building more refineries. There is no reason why we can be totally self-reliant on our own oil instead of bowing to OPEC. People spent extra money to purchase diesel engine cars and trucks to take advantage of lower diesel prices and better fuel mileage. All food prices have risen because of the extra cost in delivering the goods because of the high fuel costs. They are very simply ensuring fuel prices remain high in an attempt to make the high cost of alternative fuels more reasonable. They are the same people that for years have told us to purchase more fuel efficient automobiles to “save the environment”. The current administration is so enslaved to these whackos that he won’t approve the Keystone Pipeline project when the country is hurting for jobs. We need to use our resources and become completely energy self sufficient. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | Barbqdude | It used to be that diesel was 40 cents a gallon higher, then 50, then 60, and now in Phoenix it has jumped to 70 and 80 cents a gallon higher. Something needs to be done, this is called GOUGING! | See RoTi item |
| Re: RV registration fraud dangers | Happy Camper | OOOPS! Typo error in my prEvious message. It should read, "I traveled to SOUTH DAKOTA..."
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| Re: RV registration fraud dangers | Yankee Traveler | If you own property in ANY state or if you lease an apartment in ANY state, you really should register your motor vehicles in that state. That includes ALL of your motor vehicles, including motor homes and camping trailers. If you register them elsewhere, you may be guilty of tax evasion. Individual courts may or may not be interested in the case.
If you own or rent or lease property in more than one state, check the laws in BOTH states. Registration usually is required in the state where the motor vehicle is garaged (parked) most of the time. You probably have a legal residency in the state where you spend more than 50% of your time.
HOWEVER, for people like myself who live full time in a motor home and own or lease or rent absolutely no property anywhere, the question becomes more interesting. I am retired, have no fixed address and no fixed residency. I do not own or rent any property, other than an occasional camp site in an RV park, always for short periods of time. According to a lawyer I contacted (OK, he's a relative), I can legally claim residency in any state what will accept me as a resident. Some states require you live in the state a certain length of time before declaring residency but not all do. Then, obtain a drivers license in that state as proof of residency. Pay excise taxes in that state and income taxes, if that state assesses such taxes. Supposedly, no court will dispute your claim of residency if you do that. You have proof of residency in one state and no other state can claim non-property owners/non-rent payers as residents.
I traveled to North Dakota, met the residency requirements (24 hours) and obtained a South Dakota drivers license. I established a South Dakota address at a mail forwarding service. I obtained South Dakota license plates for my motor home and the vehicle I tow. I am now a South Dakota resident and I register my vehicles there.
No state income tax, only 3% sales tax on the motor vehicles, very few other taxes, low fees, and no requirement for motor vehicle inspections.
I believe it is 100% legal but keep in mind I am not an attorney and am not able to give YOU legal advice. But I'm happy.
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| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | d cabral | ok Mr OBAMA the time has come to get off your ass and do something about these diesel costs. the fuel cost a fraction of that of gas to refine, the american people need a break the high cost of diesel has driven up the price of everything from the cost of food to live, to the cost of fuel to get to work soon there there will be no middle class for you to suck dry | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | smokie | What I want to know is why diesel is more than a dollar a gallon than gas. People, it dos not matter if you drive a gas vehicle or not. We are all paying for it through are commodities. Wake up!! Every body should be outraged. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | Salmon | The reason the bigger trucking Co. don't care about fuel prices is that they now just add a surcharge and charge the extra cost of fuel to the coustomer. That why they don't protest like they did 30 years ago, blocking freeways and pumping fuel on the ground at Truck Stops, there are only small group of independent trucker who are not able to add surcharge and do care about fuel costs.
The reasion our prosest are not herd is there not enough of US protesting without the trucking Co. prostesting too. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | devin | there area a dozen reasons why diesel is more expensive. I hate it but I have no choice. the real question should be. WHAT ARE WE AS THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY WILLING TO DO ABOUT IT? | See RoTi item |
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