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Charting the Dramatic Gas Price Rise of the Last Decade – Gas Prices in 2000

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Gas Prices

Different Situation, But Prices Are Not Unprecedented In a previous column, I pointed out that — perhaps surprisingly — the price we’ve been paying for gas lately, compared to 90 years ago, is not as high as people would think — that is, once the rate of inflation is factored in to the equation. For … Read more

How High Have Gas Prices Risen Over the Years?

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Inflation-Adjusted Data Gas prices are spiraling through the roof like never seen before. People often point to specific years that gas was so cheap, in an effort to blame politicians, Big Oil, or whomever else is the flavor of the day. Indeed, a gallon of gas was going for only a quarter of a dollar in the … Read more