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I know this will get my skull shrunken and placed on a pole, but ...
>From what I remember, the average price of consumer goods (except fuel) from 1975 to 2000 increased at least 400%. Gas back then was about $0.70/gal. Therefore, gas today should cost around $2.80/gal. Put another way, back then it took 7 cans of tomato soup to buy one gallon of gas. Now it takes only 2 cans of soup.
As I see it, over the past 25 years, gas has become cheaper relative to almost everything else.
- Mark Jurik
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From: cb[SMTP:cpbow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Reply To: cpbow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 10:17 PM
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Stick it to the rag heads
KCSpread@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> snip
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> Only this time lets make it for three days instead of just one. The
> so-called oil cartel decided to slow production to drive up gasoline prices.
> Lets see how many Canadian\American people we can get to ban together
> for a three day period in April, NOT TO BUY ANY GASOLINE, during those three
> days.
>
> LETS HAVE A GAS OUT. Do not buy any gasoline from APRIL 7, 2000,
> THROUGH APRIL 9, 2000.
> Buy what you need before the dates listed above, or after, but try not
> to buy any during the GAS OUT.
>
I'd be surprised if this makes a difference if everyone just fills up on
a different day, and in reality uses the same amt. of gas. If a lot of
people resolved to use the bus for 2 weeks *instead* of their cars, it
might be a different story. Unfortunately, we want the easy fix (take
it out of the Strategic Reserve), not the (most times) relative minor
inconvenience of public transportation.
Actually I kindof like taking the bus. It only takes a little longer
and I can read the whole way. The catch is, as a professional in a
factory, the exact end of the day is unpredictable and I found myself
having to choose between running out and catching the bus, and finishing
something that should be finished. If I have my car, I can take that
extra 5 minutes if needed, without waiting another 30 minutes for the
next bus.
Im hoping to redevelop the habit of riding my bike to work some days.
Conrad Bowers
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