Fifty years ago my dad bought gas for .12 cents a gallon. The lowest wage here was .25 cents an hour. Do the math. One hour's work bought two gallons of gas fifty years ago.
Today, gas is $2.78 a gallon here. The lowest paid worker here makes about $6.00 an hour. Do the math again.
One hour's work will buy you two gallons of gas today.
So, where is the "High" gas prices per hours worked?
With the increase in technology, the size of tankers and the larger number of wells pumping crude we should expect that gas should be relatively cheaper.