Originally posted on 12/22/2018:

Gas price prime example of price fixing.

Pre-Katrina i don’t ever remember gas being much more than $1.40.

When big gas/oil figured out we’d pay close to 5 bucks, it’s been like a yo-yo with the price ever since. They tease us with lower prices for awhile and then make up some crisis and raise the price because they know we’ll pay it.