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Price of diesel hits all time high

The question

Should America put cheaper fuel at home ahead of its foreign-policy goals?

Yes 63%No 37%

54 players picked a side before playing.

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The best arguments

Written by Agora players and ranked by Agora's AI reasoning score. Shown without names.

  • We are using the $4 billion to provide immediate, zero-interest bridge loans directly to affected exporters so they can meet payroll today. We are also deferring corporate tax remittances for 90 days, injecting instant liquidity into their operations. The retooling grants and port upgrades are the long-term solution, but this emergency cash flow is the bridge that keeps Canadian businesses alive right now while we build that future.

    A player · exceptional argument

  • Not directly. The US has been the primary supplier of defense and funding for Ukraine, who is actively attacking Russia. We cannot say that the only reason refineries are being blown up is because of US involvement, but we can say that the US support has made Ukraine more capable of attacking Russia. Additionally, attacking Russian refineries doesn't necessarily shut down their export capacity. What does slow export capacity is their policy, as we've seen in the export ban in Moscow. This policy shift is more influential seemingly that even the refinery hits, and additionally seems to be more influential to countries relying on imported oil. Due to this, the US may be a larger factor in Russian export regulation than it may originally seem. If Russia is in an economic recession by the war, why would they cut off a huge amount of exports? It is reasonable to assume that their policy could be pushing against the US further, in tandem with the pressure from the Iran war, to push the US to

    A player · strong argument

  • I originally chose yes to keeping oil in America then ultimately chose no at the end. Economists say it could backfire and not lower prices here in America very much if any ag all and would raise global prices by a emerging evacuee both Russian and the United States would be closing exports in diesel at the same time raising prices substantially. There isn’t very many options for America to lower prices. We could help Saudi Arabia with their Houthis problem which could possibly lower gas prices along with diesel price. Another option is keep pressure on Iran because they can’t afford this war but keeping pressure doesn’t lower gas prices now it lowers it in the future or we could concede the Irma war losing our credibility and trustworthiness with our allies so that isn’t really an option. The best course is to keep doing what we have been and hoping Iran concedes sooner rather than later.

    A player · strong argument

  • By the government agreeing to purchase excess diesel it will prevent a production decrease from over supply. This will help boost our own strategic reserves and can possibly sell excess later once prices have decreased

    A player · decent argument

  • If we didn’t do this, those other supply chains would be crushed. What good is fuel if you don’t have cars, trucks, or planes that we import

    A player · decent argument

  • Reducing support for Israel and stopping the war with Iran will go along with Irans promise to unblock the strait of Hormuz, meaning lower gas prices for everyone and thus higher cost of living. Same with Russia, if we can resolve the situation there oil is one of their major exports so that will also lower gas prices

    A player · decent argument

  • If the tensions directly raised fuel prices easing them would lower them yes. This seems like common sense but I understand that eludes you. We are attacking this from multiple points which I understand you may have a difficult time wrapping your little walnut around but if we ease tensions and keep diesel and regular gasoline exports strictly domestic these three things will directly lower fuel prices for American families in short order

    A player · decent argument

  • Diesel being credited allows for people to experience functionally lower diesel prices, so every other price does not raise. Gas will still go up, but everything relying on gas wont

    A player · decent argument

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  1. Which graph is real?
  2. Which of these is NOT squeezing diesel supply right now?
  3. Two truths and a lie. Click the lie.
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