“Since the early 1970s — adjusted for inflation — wages in America have barely budged. But the cost of housing has shot up nearly two-thirds.”— Elizabeth Warren, masslive.com
“I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody…”— Paddy Chayefsky, Howard Beale, Peter Finch, imdb.com
“One only needs to reflect on the dramatic decline in the value of the dollar that has taken place since the Fed was established in 1913. The goods and services you could buy for $1.00 in 1913 now cost nearly $21.00. Another way to look at this is from the perspective of the purchasing power of the d…”— Ron Paul, ronpaul.com
“Listening to Democrats complain about inflation is like listening to germs complain about disease.”— Spiro Agnew, articles.chicagotribune.com
“It makes me feel old when I look at gas prices; I'm like, ‘Wait a minute—when I was 16, filling my first car up, it was like a dollar!’”— Jeff Gordon, articles.latimes.com