Yes, you're being ripped off. Here's how it happened.

Glenn Heller owned a gas station on Boston's Beacon Hill during the 1979 oil crisis. Not only did he openly flout federal price controls — exceeding the set limit by 55 cents a gallon — he boasted about it, describing it as an "experiment in capitalism" and declaring himself "proud to be called a [price] gouger." His prices were among the highest in the country.