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Originally Posted by RocHard
Yeah, I find that very fucking odd. Right after a major terrorist attack and right before we went to the war in the Middle East. Go figure.
Come already. I hate defending Bush but don't sling bullshit around.
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If you go to the EIA and grab historical data on gas prices, you'll see there was a heavy upward spike prior to 9-11. You really should look at the numbers before making claims. Prices fluctuated from 1.59 to as high as 1.85 prior to 9-11, and then DROPPED substantially, to a low of 1.18, in the months following, before resuming a steady climb.
All the data can be found here.
You may also want to additionally note that prices during the duration of the clinton administration were held essentially static, fluctuating between 1.20-1.60 in inflation-adjusted dollars.