Congress has apparently forgotten the ‘Seventies. Well I have not. Maybe the public needs a little reminder?
David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle, writes of the domestic oil industry media effort to remind voters of h0w stupid Congress was in the ‘Seventies and how long the lines were at the gas station.
“Remember the ’70s?” an actor intones in the velvety-smooth voice of an oldies DJ, as R&B instrumental music plays in the background. “Mood rings … disco … bad hair … synthetic clothing … and long lines at the gas station.”
Price controls and windfall profits taxes only worked in the ‘Seventies to make life miserable for motorists. Yet Congress, which seems to have no instiutional memory, seems all too eager to reimpose the same failed solutions, yet again. Click here to see full sized image.
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