On Oct 7, 12:59*am, "RST Engineering" wrote:
And in 2000, the year the simpering chimp took office, it was $1.48.

Jim

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"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message

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On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:22:29 -0700 (PDT), "

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In 1956 a gallon of gas cost 23 cents. *In 2008 it cost about $4.00
(Note the year. *I couldn't find data for 2006)

$2.59

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/ptb0524.html

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Now, Jim. It's not the fault of the Current Occupant (to quote the
Old Scout) that the economies of China and India have lit the
afterburner in the last decade. They've got more honors students than
we have students.

(FWIW, this week local mogas is under $3 most places, $2.55 at a
couple.)