Ah. I interpreted your statement as "we had 4.1% inflation in the last decade". Your intent was "it's as if we 'd had 4.1% inflation, not much more than actual

Ah. I interpreted your statement as "we had 4.1% inflation in the last decade". Your intent was "it's as if we 'd had 4.1% inflation, not much more than actual inflation". I completely agree that nominal gas rates aren't the right measure, and the real price increase has indeed been tiny.