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PoindexterOglethorpe

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4. Those wage and price controls only made the inflation worse.

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Thu May 12, 2022, 03:22 PM

May 2022

I was already a working adult when that happened. At the time economists all said it was a truly dumb move. For one thing, all of a sudden people didn't get scheduled wage increases. I was one of them.

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GAS PRICES - Please enlighten me [View all] orangecrush May 2022 OP

Nixon issued Executive Order 11615. sop May 2022 #1

Those wage and price controls only made the inflation worse. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #4

That's why Biden won't do it. sop May 2022 #5

My standard response to conservatives blaming Biden for gas (and other) prices. Midnight Writer May 2022 #6

we need to produce more Tickle May 2022 #8

Biden, like most all Democrats Mr.Bill May 2022 #9

It's happening worldwide underpants May 2022 #2

Nope. The president has already taken most stopdiggin May 2022 #3

There's not much that can be done... and little political will to do the things that would help. WarGamer May 2022 #7

He could give us all a stimulus check leftstreet May 2022 #10

Now you're talking. Send them out a couple of months before the election. Drive the GOP crazy. sop May 2022 #11

It seems like something could be done. Gas shouldn't be this high... SKKY May 2022 #12

In Michigan, it's about $1.15 a liter. roamer65 May 2022 #13