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The Mystery of Inflation

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The Meatpackers Play Hard Ball

Some businesses decided to up profits by basically skimping the consumers. Candy bars weighed less, but cost the same. Shoes and clothing were shoddier. Yet despite the efforts of industry, most americans in favor of extending price controls because they wanted prices to stay low.

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