Since Nixon ended the gold standard in 1971, everything from houses to gas surged 8–22 times while wages rose only 6 times, yet millennials get blamed for avocado toast

1971. The year Nixon took the dollar off gold. House: $25,200. Now: $410,000. Car: $3,560. Now: $48,000. Harvard: $2,600/yr. Now: $57,000/yr. Gas: $0.36/gal. Now: $2.88/gal. Average income went from $10,000 to $60,000. Everything got 8–22x more expensive. Wages only went …

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