Curse of the Starving Class | Compare and Contrast
• 1970s: Oil and gas shortages precipitate an energy crisis in the United States. Cars line up for gasoline, and President Ford appoints an ‘‘energy czar’’ to head U.S. energy policy efforts. As the crisis ends, both politicians and the public realize that these ‘‘shortages’’ were created arti- ficially by oil-producing countries and oil companies in order to boost profits.
Today: The U.S. again faces an energy crisis, but this time the shortages and exorbitant prices affect electricity. California suffers from ‘‘rolling blackouts,’’ and...
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