Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前The $20 USD bill is the new 5$ billmessage-squaremessage-square93linkfedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up1163arrow-down1message-squareThe $20 USD bill is the new 5$ billSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前message-square93linkfedilinkfile-text
Prices have inflated so much over the past 10 years that a $20 bill buys as much as $5 did back then.
minus-square667linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 个月前The US went off the gold standard in 1971 and OP is talking about 10 years ago, so 2016. Disregard. The commenter is referring to the 100 or so years ago.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 个月前I’m replying to the “100 years ago” guy talking about halfpence.
The US went off the gold standard in 1971 and OP is talking about 10 years ago, so 2016.Disregard. The commenter is referring to the 100 or so years ago.
I’m replying to the “100 years ago” guy talking about halfpence.
Ahh, fair. I misread that.