In 1968 the dollar was pegged to gold at $32/oz. Then TPTB disconnected from the gold standard and the word "inflation" was born.
Today the price of gold is right about $2000/oz. That means that gold is now 62 times more valuable than before 1968. Put another way, your dollar is now worth about 1.6¢. Feeling the sqeeze yet?
In 1968 the dollar was pegged to gold at $32/oz. Then TPTB disconnected from the gold standard and the word "inflation" was born.
Today the price of gold is right about $2000/oz. That means that gold is now 62 times more valuable than before 1968. Put another way, your dollar is now worth about 1.6¢. Feeling the sqeeze yet?