Gas is Cheap
 It is
a non-renewable resource that begins as oil extracted from deep
within the earth, shipped thousands of miles by pipeline and
tanker, carefully refined, and then transported again to local
fueling stations. It is gasoline, a highly concentrated source
of energy that is the cornerstone of the world's transportation
sector. How valuable is it?
Most
Americans can buy it for less than $1.50 per gallon. A recent
item in AutoWeek magazine compared gasoline to other consumer
goods:
What
if you were to buy a gallon of.......
Diet Snapple
16 oz. for $1.29 = $10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea
16 oz for $1.19 = $9.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20
oz for $1.59 = $10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray
16 oz for $1.25 = $10.00 per gallon
Milk 16 oz for
$1.59 = $6.32 per gallon
Evian (water)
9 oz for $1.49 = $21.19 per gallon
STP Brake Fluid
12 oz for $3.15 = $33.60 per gallon
Vicks Nyquil
6 oz for $8.35 = $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol
4 oz for $3.85 = $123.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz
for $1.39 = $254.17 per gallon
Scope 1.5 oz
for $0.99 = $84.84 per gallon
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