To Infinity!
March 24, 2026
I turned
16 in 1971. I guessed $0.50/gal.
According
to the article…
1971
-
Absolute gas price: $0.37
-
Inflation-adjusted price: $2.49 (#22 least expensive year in 85-year span)
Gas prices climbed in 1971, as did
taxes, due to inflation and general economic instability. The situation became
so dire that President Richard Nixon issued a 90-day freeze on all prices and
wages in the nation. He demanded that everyone, from the individual to the
corporation, cooperate voluntarily. The freeze brought about mixed reactions,
and though it did initially inject some much-needed life back into the stock
market, the success was short-lived.
My father
bought me a 1966 Corvair in 1973.
I kept a copy of Ralph Nader’s Unsafe
at Any Speed in the passenger seat.
Again, according
to the article…
1973
- Absolute gas price: $0.41
- Inflation-adjusted price: $2.52 (#23 least expensive year in 85-year span)
The most famous historic event to do
with gasoline and gas prices, the 1973 oil crisis began when the members of
OPEC declared an embargo against nations that had supported, or appeared to
support, Israel during the Arab-Israeli war earlier that year. This embargo
meant that the United States, which had become extremely reliant on foreign
oil, suddenly faced gasoline shortages. In response, gas prices soared, and
lines at gas stations got longer. The impact of this crisis ultimately
stretched far beyond availability; in fact, the crisis shifted the balance of
global politics and forced America to take a position in the Middle East in
order to end the embargo.
According to today’s experts…
The 1973 oil crisis was the worst in history…until today. Death-To-America Don’s stupid, illegal and incredibly doomed attack on Iran has caused the worst disruption to oil supplies in history. What, according to one expert, “is not an oil crisis. This is the worst energy crisis we have ever seen.” Totally avoidable, self-inflicted and likely to last the better part of a year. At best.
According to me…
This fucking asshole, as noted by a
French general, “shot himself in the foot”. And he shot us in the ass. And he is
planning to shoot us in the face. Then and only then will he surrender and
claim victory. Because Trump has only one setting:
stupidarrogantinsaneviolent
Death-To-America Don surrenders to insanely high gas prices
that he caused, and incessant death threats from MAGA
This has been your Paying
Attention™ Headline Of The Day.
Do with it what you will.
Thankfully, not one single
mention of the
Donald Trump Memorial Epstein Files
You’re welcome.
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