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The economy
(thelemmy.club)
Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.
Reminds me of this site (which offers no answers):
https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
Might have something to do with it
that took a turn:

Fascinating, thank you. And the answer seems to be "no more gold standard" and apparently that was Nixon's decision?
It is nixon and reagan economics, the gold standard doesn't have much to do with it.
Damn