Price of Gas
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garretwest,
I see what you're getting at...
But the cost of coffee at Starbucks, Caribou, etc. doesn't go up radically over time.
The cost of gas, however, is, and that is a major problem. Just because a gallon of coffee would is like 20X the price of a gallon of gas doesn't at all mean people should shut up and stop complaining about gas prices.
It's out of control, and the solution is not to lower gas prices, the solution is for everyone in Washington to get off their collective asses and demand that we put R&D into non-polluting fuels into overdrive. Like, now.
But what they'll do now is once summer is over, gas will get cheaper again, but still be higher than the same time last year, and people will say "Oh, so happy gas isn't what it was over the summer." but they will be unable to realize they are still paying way higher than normal.
I can remember 4-5 years ago driving out of my way to buy gas for $1.19 at a station near my Mom's house. So glad I don't have a car now.