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Originally Posted by fielderLS3
 Thank you...I'm not the only one who says it. Gas has not gone up in recent years, the dollar with which it is purchased has gone down. Oil has actually lagged behind most of the major commodities during the more recent run-ups. In terms of gold, gas today is cheaper now than even at the low point in the late 90s, and only about one third of what it was in the 60s. |
But people are not making what they did in the 90s. Minimum wage, and lower wages jobs in general have not kept up with inflation.