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Created: 2025-07-22 01:56:24 UTC

@jamesmadison501 @FinancialPhys We were referring to a week’s wage at $1.60/hr.

That’s $XX.
Gold was ~$35/oz.
$XX bought XXXX oz of gold in 1971.

They didn’t just debase your currency.
They severed your tether to value.


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