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#81146 - 03/31/06 07:44 AM
Re: cost of gas is double ..how has it changed your spending ?
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
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In 1965 I was making $50. a week. Gas was around .26 a gallon. Gas has increased x10, not as much as income, but of course everything else has gone up also. Bread was .20 a loaf, so the 10x figure is close there. A 12-ounce Pepsi Cola was a nickel. It has gone up 10x as well. We've been getting a very good deal on gasoline for decades. However, I can't see any reason for the high prices except that the oil companies know that we have to pay whatever they ask. Of course taxes on fuel now are more than the total cost 30 years ago. I had a 57 Chevrolet in high school. It got 9 mpg. Now my Chevy Venture van gets 26 mpg, so at least cars are more efficient. Even my Yukon gets more than twice what the muscle cars did. Another factor is that as a rule we drive a lot more now. Cities are larger, everything seems to be 30 minutes away. To answer your question, I have recently increased my asking price for private parties by $50. When I go very far out of town, I ask for expenses, and it usually isn't a problem, because everybody understands that fuel is higher now. I think it will soon get to the point where we will finally be allowed to develop and use alternate energy sources. Just rambling. Good subject. DonM
[This message has been edited by DonM (edited 03-31-2006).]
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