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NoMoreRepugs

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3. If 20+% of the Middle East's production facilities are damaged (per the French Finance Minister and it

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Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:35 AM

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will take multiple years to rebuild) one need only look at the current price of diesel fuel and think of the increase to truck deliveries across the nation to realize that any inflation # under 6+% is a fantasy IMO.

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