:webay: Gas prices are actually not high like that.

[OfTheCross]

US gas price as a percent of income 1993-2022

Sources:


History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 - 2009 | U.S. Department of Labor





Household Income by Year: Average, Median, One Percent, and Calculator





Explore the Automotive Trends Data | US EPA





U.S. All Grades All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon)

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

 

[Detroit Wave]

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt

 

[concise]

2008 did feel like a big punch, especially considering how low minimum wage was at that time

 

[OfTheCross]

Why Gas Prices Are So High

How much people pay for gas is the result of trading on a sprawling international market. Like many other facets of the global economy, it comes down to a matter of supply and demand.

www.nytimes.com

 

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The price of gas has been the demise of plenty missions

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Overseas diesel is cheaper over there than in the U.S while gas in the U.S is cheaper than Gas overseas lmaoo

 

[Jekyll]

Man nikkas would cry if they were paying what we were paying for gas when I was stationed in Europe. $80 to fill up a medium sized tank and that was tax free

 

[Ari Gold Bawse]

You guys petrol is much cheaper than most countries.

In the UK it's nearly £2 per a litre right now


Maybe it's time to invade another Arab country

 

[OfTheCross]

Man nikkas would cry if they were paying what we were paying for gas when I was stationed in Europe. $80 to fill up a medium sized tank and that was tax free

Americans love to complain

 

[the artist known az]

You guys petrol is much cheaper than most countries.

In the UK it's nearly £2 per a litre right now


Maybe it's time to invade another Arab country

At least y'all have great public transportation