Republican Woes
This is exactly what is wrong with the Republican Party. While it’s true that the Tea Party has
Home / Divide and Conquer
Something is afoot
Oligarchy?
Plutocracy?
Corporatocracy?
Fascism?
- Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
- Supremacy of the Military
- Controlled Mass Media
- Obsession with National Security
- Corporate Power is Protected
- Labor Power is Suppressed
- Obsession with Crime and Punishment
- Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
- Disdain for Human Rights
- Erosion of Civil Liberties
- "Enemies" used as a Unifying Cause
- Election Manipulation?
CPI Inflation Calculator
Or in reverse, $1 in 2020 is worth $0.037 in 1913.
Either way, it's almost a loss of 97% of our purchasing power! As an aside, 1913 is when the Federal Reserve was instituted.
Courtesy of the Bureau of Labor & Statistics
Now consider the U.S. National Debt Clock