Gasoline prices are not higher. Above $4 was commonplace across the country 20 years ago. Now that only exists in high tax states and large metros. Gas is cheap in the US.

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jjk166 6 days ago | parent [-]

20 years ago (ie mid 2000s) was a unique time of extremely high gas prices with 2008 being the all time high both adjusted for inflation and absolute. Adjusted for inflation, oil is currently higher than any point between 1990 and 2004, and in absolute terms since 2022 its been higher than any point outside of the 2006-2014 period.

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lovich 5 days ago | parent [-]

It’s really not https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU000074714

This is only the nominal price, I can’t find the inflation adjusted graph, but I assume it’s clear that if the nominal price now is the same as several other periods over 10 years ago, then the gas today is cheaper over inflation adjusted dollar

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jjk166 5 days ago | parent [-]

it really is

https://www.macrotrends.net/1369/crude-oil-price-history-cha...

Note 10 years ago is 2015. The period over 10 years ago is the period of extremely high prices under discussion(mid 2000s to 2014)

	▲	lovich 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		I’m going to have disagree you on describing a 10 year timespan with multiple peaks and valleys, as a unique time, especially when it’s the same price as today