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Americans Have Paid $148B Extra on Gas Amid Iran War. Big Oil Has Made $130B in Profits. (truthout.org)

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[-] kalkulat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

25 years ago, the cheapest gas I bough was $1.05 / gallon. I'm having a hard time thinking of any common products that cost less than 4x as much today.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Up until trump's tariffs, the distraction war, and the DoJ being favorable to tech bros.... I would have said RAM.

[-] SpaghettiMaster@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

On a 25 year timescale that is still true. For now at least.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Solar panels and rechargable batteries (when you consider the production/storage, and not just the cost of a panel or battery)

I'm not saying the commentary on inflation is wrong, but I think it is interesting where we are seeing price increases, vs price decreases.

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