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Blame Reagan for Today's High Gas Prices

By Paul Danish

Boulder Weekly | June 30, 2008

Less than four months after Jimmy Carter signed the Energy Security Act, the Reagan administration replaced the Carter administration. And as soon as they took office, the Reaganites set about killing the synfuels program. Where would we be today if Reagan had stayed the course?

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Tags: oil, energy, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, fuel costs, Energy Security Act, U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation

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