Rome clipped the silver out of its denarius — 95% pure down to 5% — and passed it off as the same coin. Washington runs the same scam with a printing press instead of a mint. Here is what one 1913 dollar still buys. Drag the dot and watch it drain.
Charted the way numismatists chart the fall of Roman silver — a gold line for honest money, a red line for what's left.
Type a year's pay or budget and hit Apply. We'll show what that same basket of goods cost in 1913 — straight off the government's own price index.
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Rome debased its silver coin from 95% to 5%. The dollar is down to about 3¢ on its 1913 value — 97% gone. Same scam, now a paper printing press. Watch it fall. #OpenTheBooks
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