As I sat in my hair-cutter's chair last week, she asked me, "Why are gasoline prices so high?" Since many people in my local area know I'm involved in "making gasoline," it seems like this question is..
As I sat in my hair-cutter's chair last week, she asked me, "Why are gasoline prices so high?" Since many people in my local area know I'm involved in "making gasoline," it seems like this question is directed at me in a rude voice several times per day; therefore, I was ready with the answer.
"How much did you charge for a haircut in 1980?" I asked. And she answered, "Ten dollars."
"And how much was a gallon of gasoline in 1980?"
"Hmm, seems about a dollar a gallon."
"Well," I said, "now you charge $18 for a haircut, so shouldn't gasoline be $1.80 per gallon? But now it's only $1.60 (here in California), so what are you complaining about? Gasoline prices
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