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Home Front: Politix
A Little Perspective on Gas Prices, Please
2004-05-20
Via: realclearpolitics.com
But what did we hear from the crowd in Washington? Nothing but complaints. “This is terrible.” “It’s the president’s fault.” “Raid the oil reserves.” “It’s a scandal to pay more than two bucks a gallon for gas.” Calm down. Please.

As my optimistic pumping pal predicted Wednesday morning, gas prices will eventually retreat. No, gas will never again cost 35 cents a gallon, as it did when I was in high school. But houses won’t ever cost $17,000 again, either. The New York Times attempted to put it in perspective when it reported Wednesday that “when inflation is taken into account, gasoline is cheaper than it was in 1981.” The Times’ editorial page even harrumphed about “Gasoline Hysteria” and gave a grudging nod of approval in the direction of the White House for continuing to build the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. While some phonies in the nation’s capital pretend to be panicked about gas prices, regular people seem a little more sanguine. While I was at the gas station yesterday, I spied the manager. “Is business slow because of that boycott?” I asked. He hadn’t even heard about it. “It’s the darn dest thing,” he said, shaking his head and pointing toward the $2.15 sign. “We’ve been busier than ever.”
Posted by:badanov

#9  In Germany, you don't need a car :)
Posted by: Rafael   2004-05-20 7:12:04 PM  

#8  In Germany you are looking at about $5.40 a gallon... (€1.20 a liter)...
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-05-20 6:54:10 PM  

#7  It's $2.50US/gal regular in Toronto Canada. BTW, up here, prices fluctuate about +/- 9 cents, sometimes on the same day. That's what pisses me off the most. One morning I was driving to work and out of sheer laziness I decided to fill up later that day. I remember thinking, even if it did increase, it would only do so by maybe 5 cents at the most. Coming back that same afternoon, the price went up 11 cents. F*cking bastards.
Posted by: Rafael   2004-05-20 6:29:03 PM  

#6  Precisely, spiffo. Much as the hand-wringing news media would like the opposite.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-05-20 3:37:34 PM  

#5  I paid over $5/gallon the other day. But, that was for race gas at the track.

I did pay $2.49/gal for premium at a station after leaving the track last Friday. This was in Kent, WA.

It's high, but It's not impacting how much I drive, race, or spend on anything else.

Posted by: spiffo   2004-05-20 2:33:21 PM  

#4  $1.82 here in S.C.........bwhahaha......I can think of a lot more things to piss & moan about then the price of gas.
Posted by: Jarhead   2004-05-20 2:19:58 PM  

#3  Just in the spirit of pissing off some people brotherhood, I'd like to report that I paid $1.79 at Sheetz the other day when I filled up. I think it's since gone up to $1.85.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-05-20 2:12:57 PM  

#2  $2.15? CHEAP How About $2.29. . .
Posted by: BigEd   2004-05-20 1:46:22 PM  

#1  While some phonies in the nation’s capital pretend to be panicked about gas prices,

I love obscure Kerry references, don't you?
Posted by: Raj   2004-05-20 1:43:28 PM  

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