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Re:The United States Is Now the Largest Global Crude Oil Pro... by merpnderp on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @09:10PM (#17975077)
Gasoline in the US is taxed not subsidized.
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Re:The United States Is Now the Largest Global Crude Oil Pro... by Gustomaximus on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @10:43PM (#17975543)
An interesting question for this is will governments start with 'electricity tax'. There will be a ~$40bn revenue hole from cars swapping to electric in USA. Even proportionally more in Europe and Australia where the fuel taxes are much higher.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/249129/us-state-and-loca...

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Re:The United States Is Now the Largest Global Crude Oil Pro... by marpstar on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @10:40PM (#17975531)
Kind of. The ethanol that's put into the gasoline is derived from corn, which is heavily subsidized in America.
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