Cal Thomas: Whipping inflation – then and now
by Cal Thomas, Tribune Content Agency
May 12, 2022
2 minutes
In 1974, when the inflation rate was , President Gerald Ford came up with a slogan: “.” WIN buttons were manufactured by the millions and people were asked to wear them to demonstrate grassroots solidarity to combat the economic scourge. The campaign was later described by Martin Crutsinger in an Associated Press story titled “Ford’s WIN buttons remembered” as “one of the biggest
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