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Odoreida

(1,549 posts) Tue Jul 28, 2020, 08:33 PM Jul 2020

WTF happened in 1971? [View all]

Interesting site featuring a bunch of economic graphs.

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

I have some ideas about this, but would like to see what others say first.

The site does not answer the question at least not directly.

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WTF happened in 1971? [View all] Odoreida Jul 2020 OP

Interesting but I have no idea. LymphocyteLover Jul 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2020 #5

Nixon's war with labor and unions was bearing fruit? Brother Buzz Jul 2020 #2

Minimum wage was $1.60/hr irisblue Jul 2020 #3

The first time I made more than $100 in a day was moving furniture. hunter Jul 2020 #12

The Nixon shock, a series of economic measures undertaken by Nixon in 1971, in response to inflatin Snake Plissken Jul 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2020 #6

The commercialization of High Fructose Corn Syrup. hunter Jul 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2020 #8

lolol calguy Jul 2020 #9

I graduated high school. Goodheart Jul 2020 #10

The Powell Memo (first published August 23, 1971) JHB Jul 2020 #11

In a word. Inflation. Xolodno Jul 2020 #13