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7. Just in time for summer, when the price of gas always goes up, and 81% of Americans expect to travel.

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Sun May 10, 2026, 09:41 AM

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Gas lines -Are they next? Everyone's talking about the cost of gas going higher. The gas lies in the 70's were [View all] 3Hotdogs 19 hrs ago OP

Already started. Along with no gas. Blue Full Moon 19 hrs ago #1

The lines in the 70's were caused by Nixon's price controls. Girard442 19 hrs ago #2

The shortage in 1979 was not caused by Nixon. yardwork 19 hrs ago #6

As per Wikipedia, price controls remained on domestic oil production (but not gasoline) until 1979... Girard442 19 hrs ago #11

Ok. I can see an argument that keeping the price low contributed. yardwork 17 hrs ago #16

No. This keeps getting posted. We export oil. We export fuel. Only California sources primarily from abroad. Melon 19 hrs ago #3

Weren't we exporting oil 50 years ago? 3Hotdogs 19 hrs ago #4

We were a large net importer of oil in the 70's Melon 19 hrs ago #8

Crude oil export ban enacted in 1977 paleotn 18 hrs ago #14

Yup. And other than literally right now, when the frackers are ramping up exporting because OTHER countries AZJonnie 18 hrs ago #15

Oil inventories fell Melon 15 hrs ago #17

The US, could, technically, impose whacking big export fees on our oil to keep it in the country. Girard442 19 hrs ago #12

Oil is a commodity and we also export to support Melon 15 hrs ago #18

The automobile gas shortages in 1973 and 1979 were caused by embargoes. yardwork 19 hrs ago #5

Which country(yes) embargoed oil? Isn't the Strait action by Iraq a de facto embargo? 3Hotdogs 19 hrs ago #9

It was the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) EX500rider 9 hrs ago #22

It was caused by OPEC restricting output MichMan 19 hrs ago #10

Just in time for summer, when the price of gas always goes up, and 81% of Americans expect to travel. sop 19 hrs ago #7

Planning to fly from NYC to Seattle in July. Girard442 19 hrs ago #13

Let's see, you can do a version of the Lewis and Clark expedition... haele 15 hrs ago #19

Have done PGH to Seattle on Amtrak - 3 nights. Thank god for the Roomette. RPM 10 hrs ago #21

I don't know. But I am keeping my gas tank full. GoodRaisin 12 hrs ago #20

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