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[–] auzy1@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Of course. We're all paying for the environmental and health costs (via Medicare) for diesel as well, so the subsidies are higher , and unquantifiable

In fact, by masking the real costs, we're empowering idiots who then claim diesel is cheap. And a lot of them are the same idiots who loved leaded petrol

Even worse, there taxpayer funds primarily benefit people with the biggest emotional support vehicles and some of our most toxic Australians