Between 2000 and 2008, the price of oil increased from $30 per barrel to $140 per barrel, and the price of gasoline in the United States rose from about $1.50 per gallon to over $4.00 per gallon. Unlike in the 1970s when oil prices spiked, there were no long lines outside gas stations. Why?
A. Government intervened to prevent lines.
B. There was no price control on gasoline at the time.
C. Government intervened to enact gasoline rations.