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[–] ech@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

A bit disingenuous considering that's about $2 today with inflation. Not too much higher than the norm before the current..."extenuating circumstances".

[–] starik@lemmy.today 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

But the gas station has cut its staff to 1 worker, and they make the same non-adjusted wage as the workers in 1988.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago

That much is true, though outside the scope of the meme. Someone getting radicalized by watching Die Hard has already overlooked that for decades.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 hours ago

The regular would be $2.17 a gallon specifically.

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I mean I think the inflation part is what radicalized them