Prices have inflated so much over the past 10 years that a $20 bill buys as much as $5 did back then.

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    29 days ago

    Ye olde halfpence is now a nickel!

    definitely someone a few hundred years ago

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      29 days ago

      Doubtful, considering money back then was pinned to something like gold or silver.

      Some excellent points in the replies. I withdraw my statement!

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        29 days ago

        Are you under the impression that this prevented inflation somehow?

        Spoiler: it didn’t.