So, the price of diesel fuel continues to rise. WHo needs diesel anyway? Is your car runiing on this fuel type? Do you arrive at the filling station looking for the single green hose? Of course not; and you pity those pickup drivers who need diesel to feed the beast under the hood.
But many others needs this fuel, and many of these 'others work in agricultural production from beginning to end. If you are farming or ranching, your operation depends on a ready supply to run the tractors, harvesters, pickers, shredders, seeders, and all the haulingn units needed at the market end of cycle. Quite a bit of the cost goes to fuel requirements or diesel. So, as the cost rises, profits diminish and shrink. Have a loan; have payments; have a family; have student loans; all the above?
So sTump in the Oval decides to make a deal with MAd Vlad of the Rus country. Stop bombing energy sites and I'll allow you to export diesel again. Mr. Putin laughs and continues to bomb.
Diesel prices continue to rise. Iran provides more support for Houthis in Yemen who continue to bomb Saudi Arabia. Prices rise some more.
The elections are 2 weeks away: can the farmers and agricultural folks hold out?
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