can't you just buy your own crude oil and refine it yourself? On 10/26/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Over the last 3 years, the cost of crude has represented about 50% of > the cost of a gallon of diesel (give or take a little). Taxes have > dwindled from representing about 37% of the cost in 2002 to representing > less than 20% today. Distribution and marketing has dropped from more > than 10% of the costs in early 2002 to about 5% now. > > What HAS really gone up? The cost of refining has gone from close to 5% > in early 2002 to more than 20% in the fall of 2005. And remember that 5% > of the cost of $1.50 diesel in 2002 was 7.5 cents a gallon, while 20+% > of $3 diesel is about 60 cents! > > http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/dieselpump.html > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth Ph.D. > Ass't Prof. (ret.) > Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine > Department of Pharmacology 1300 BST > Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
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