Most of us think the price of gasoline is artificially high and politicians say oil companies are gouging the public. Actually oil companies are more efficient and prices are really lower than they were sixty years ago. The price of oil is ruled by the value of the dollar. In 1951 three dimes would buy a gallon of gasoline and you'd get some change, too.
Today, just two of those dimes (minted prior to 1964) will buy a gallon of gasoline and you'll still get some change. The silver in those old coins shines a harsh spotlight on the declining value of our ever-shrinking dollar. The Federal Reserve's money printing binge is the reason, but politicians want to blame oil companies for the problem they created.
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