Think $2.90 for Gasoline Is High? Try $5.17
A conservative market analyst says the current national average of $2.90 for a gallon of gas isn’t hurting American families any more than paying 29 cents a gallon did more than 50 years ago. Using the inflation and income adjustments, the current average gallon of gas that costs the consumer $2.90 would have cost closer to $5.17 per gallon in 1955, he said...