The kid who delivers your pizza may be charging you an extra buck for gas, but for the guy that trucked the tomatoes, hauled the dough or milked the cows, passing along the fuel increase isn't as easy as pie.
From truckers and farmers to loggers, construction workers and fishermen, skyrocketing diesel prices are pushing what many consider the backbone of the American economy right up to the breaking point.
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This article addresses the effects of rising diesel prices on many businesses. Many businesses are forced to pay the high prices unless they want to complete shut down because they must use the gas to do what they are supposed to. However, because of serious competition, business owners are not able to raise their prices to consumers because they would lose business if they did so. The rise in diesel prices is attributed to the rising demand for diesel. Many business owners have done all that they can to cut back on prices, and for many of them there is no plan b or anything to fall back on. So what will they decide to do?
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