Artificial diesel didn’t have the same ring to it.

America Diesel!

Two, the red fuel dye used in untaxed/offroad is aggressive and can be detected at extremely low concentrations, if dyed fuel has ever been in a tank it’s detectable for months if not years afterwards (depending on how much it gets refilled).

In other words, it fucks up the ability to tax diesel even long after the crisis is (theoretically/optimistically on Trump's part) over. Considering that they could have just suspended the tax on non-dyed diesel and directed refineries to stop putting the dye in temporarily, but didn't, one wonders if that was the real goal.

Hey, maga republicans aren't known for "law and order" as much as they wanted the world to think... this much is very clear.

They don't give a fuck, if daddy pedo said they could, they will.

Three, if demand for red fuel goes up, so does the demand for home heating oil (it’s the same thing in my neck of the woods).

I hope it’s a mild fucking winter or a lot of senior citizens are gonna freeze to death this year.

Completely agree, but alternatively: is there enough red stuff and red pumps to meet demand even if it wasn't a stupid idea for the reasons you gave? I doubt business owners are going to taint their existing tanks for the reasons you gave, and there's not enough of a guarantee this scheme will be around long enough to build new infrastructure for it, and the massive fueling stations on the interstates damn sure don't have red tanks/pumps ready to go.

Does this even put a dog in the fight for the businesses who add the dye, or who sell the red diesel? If market manipulation like this were a goal, why not just put a tax holiday on all diesel?

Edited to remove idea someone else already posted.

Desperate Donnie has a nice ring to it.

Per search, red-dye diesel is untaxed.

It really resembles post soviet, Russian oligarchy.

I wonder why is the case.

But that's communism

More correctly that's well yes but actually yes. The gas tax money goes to roads. The fact extra money is needed does not negate the fact gas tax money goes to roads. Without gas tax, even more general funding is needed.

Yea, an additional issue here is that those taxes were used for things. Removing them does save people money, but the increased price ends up costing us both at the pump and also in lost tax revenue.

Is why tax-free diesel exists in the first place.

Tax free diesel exists because the dyed diesel is not being used on public roads. Fuel taxes aren't random government money grabs, they directly fund roads, bridges, and other highway infrastructure.

He just doesn't want anything that might slow down/stop/reverse his smash-and-grab being done on the United States. He's giving himself and his family billions of dollars.

Also, he wants to stay out of prison.

Having Democrats run both houses of Congress could be a (mild) risk to him.

Sure, but it's not like they have much need for diesel right now. The crops have all finished growing, there's just that "harvest" thing they need to do before winter comes and everything stops. So they're like 90% done already, right?

Some places use the same diesel and just inject red die at the nozzle. Or if they are filling bigger tanks add the die then.