The Mystery of Inflation (2022)
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The Watergate Scandal Broke Wide Open Today
There is no rationing, and that's a big one. Rationing was a key part of the OPA's price control program back in World War II. If you want gas, you're either going to have to pay money for it or spend an hour sitting in line. Prices got higher and lines got longer. Not the outcome Nixon probably hoped for.
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