the good old days

Scott Wallace is under increasing scrutiny after the Philadelphia Inquirer exposed him for a litany of residency issues.

In addition to claiming a homestead tax credit on his Maryland home and listing that address on numerous forms, Wallace hasn’t voted in the 1^st District since 1978.

For context, here’s what was going on in 1978:

• The musical romantic comedy Grease hit the big screens, coming in second that summer at the box office behind Jaws 2
• Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen and held for ransom. His widow refused to pay ransom demands of £400,000 because “Charlie would have thought it ridiculous.”
• You could get a gallon of gas for $0.62, a dozen eggs for $0.82, and a gallon of milk for $1.71

But I guess that last point wouldn’t matter much to someone worth between $127 and $309 million…