One of the best examples (of capitalism, free-enterprise, or big business) is the energy industry, where "big oil" is a perennial scapegoat for everything from pollution to price gouging. Yet the statistics present quite a different picture. In 1913, gasoline cost 27 cents a gallon, and a 12-gallon fill-up cost 30% of the average American's weekly earnings, according to an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Even if the price had merely kept pace with inflation, the same gallon of gas would cost around $21 today. Of course, gas is much cheaper than that — and today's formulas are the cleanest and most fuel efficient in history.
source: http://www.smartmoney.com/tradecraft/index.cfm?story=20021111
Matt - 7/04/2005 09:18:00 AM
Logic, Chuck. Cleanest does not always equal clean.
Chuck - 7/11/2005 12:45:00 AM
Thought the article interesting and was mostly commenting on the price issue. Was curious where my non-existant community would take that. :)
The Legend Killer - 7/12/2005 01:42:00 AM
Clean or not, I still feel violated every single time I fill my truck up.
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