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[–] 20370503? 0 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago 

Bretton Woods system was ended. Effectively taking the whole world off what was left of the gold standard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system

We have been getting jewed harder and harder ever since then.

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[–] 20370933? 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

Feminism won't have helped either..... increased the workforce which supressed wages, which made it harder to raise a family on one wage, which resulted in women pretty much having to work whether they wanted to or not, which incresed the workforce even more

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[–] 20372890? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Immigration act of 1965 hurt more than feminism. Now if you strike they just import your replacement.

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[–] 20371877? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Yeah, the bankers really started printing funny money once the currency was no longer convertible to gold. I believe at the time Nixon said it was temporary.