I just learned that those gas ration stamps of my great grandfather's were each good for one gallon of gas at $.21 per gallon, and were allocated at four gallons per week. (The inflation-adjusted equivalent in 2021 dollars: $3.02 per gallon.)
Imagine limiting today's Americans to four gallons of gas per week. (Per person? Per household? I don't even know how it was done.)
The cars at the time averaged 17 miles per gallon, so that was 68 miles of movement per week. That's a fairly normal daily commute for some people today.
Hence this poster:
Now updated for 2022:
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