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To: HPilot who wrote (372758)	3/4/2008 10:24:10 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572104

"Basic math, price in 1999 $1 today $3, (3-1)/1 *100 = 200%" Typical. Moving the goal posts, huh? If you are now talking about the price of gasoline, why did you say oil? "They didn't make Prius's in the 1970's." Oh, duh. Again those goal posts don't stay put. "You are obviously too young to live through it." Well, I remember buying gas for $0.25 a gallon. "This was not during WWII the lines came first, then in some areas rationing was used to shorten the lines." Hmm. You must be talking late 1970s. I am talking about the earlier one in 1973. You could only pump so much and people would go to multiple stations to get a full tank. When you talk about the oil situation in the 1970s, you need to be a little specific. There were two big oil shocks. One due to the embargo and another due to instability in Iran.

To: HPilot who wrote (372758)	3/4/2008 11:08:48 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572104

Another point you're neglecting is that people didn't buy Toyotas in the late '70's ONLY for the gas mileage, they also bought them because they were GOOD cars while our at that time were complete crap, and everyone knew it. You're REALLY swimming against the current here Hugh! It's getting just SO DIFFICULT to minimize the damage of the Bush administration! At least you're admitting there IS damage. I suppose that's progress. When a Bushie starts saying, "Well, it's not as bad as..(the worst analogous situation they can remember)" the carnage has penetrated a little.