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Re: Gasoline prices (was: Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Sun, 29 Aug 1999 09:02:01 GMT
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On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 19:59:28 GMT, Todd Lehman uttered the following
profundities...
> In lugnet.general, blisses@worldnet.att.net (Steve Bliss) writes:
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> > On Sat, 21 Aug 1999 04:27:35 GMT, "Tom McDonald"
> > <radiotitan@yanospamhoo.com> wrote:
> > > BTW, everyone tries to rip off Californians, including other Californians.
> > > Need anyone mention the evil oil companies? Okay, I will. The price of gas
> > > in the states is averages somewhere $1.15 - $1.25 a gallon but here in the
> > > SF Bay Area is around $1.80 per gallon of 89 octane, cheap by European
> > > standards though.
> >
> > It's nothing to do with ripping people off, it's the overall local prices.
> > IIRC The Bay Area has the *highest* cost of living in the entire 48
> > contiguous states.
> >
> > Right now, gas prices are sucking in MI--they're hanging around $1.25/gal
> > for 87 octane (that's 'bout 0.33USD/liter for the cheap stuff, if anyone
> > cares).
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> I'm amazed by how much the price of gasoline in the U.S. has fallen in the
> past two decades.
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> As far as I can remember, it's remained roughly steady at around ~US$.95 to
> ~US$1.40 per gallon since at least 1985, which was about when I started
> paying attention. The highest price I ever actually remember seeing once
> was $1.449 per gallon in 1985 or 1986.
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> Given the roughly steady price relative to the CPI, the price has actually
> dropped over time -- just like LEGO has. Absolutely amazing!
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> --Todd
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> [followups to lugnet.off-topic.fun]
When I was living in New Jersey, up to 1986-87, it had the
cheapest prices in the country, hovering around the 80 cent
mark. I believe that was due to lowest taxation of the
country, as well as the refineries and terminals that were
in the Newark region, keeping the distribution costs down,
too.
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