We would have to calculate, adjusted for inflation, what those prices from 1964 would be nowadays.
“We would have to calculate, adjusted for inflation, what those prices from 1964 would be nowadays.”
40 cents in 1964 was .4 ounces of silver.
Silver today is $23.14 per ounce.
$23.14 x .4 = $9.26
The average price of a Big Mac in CT was $6.09 in July
https://www.zippia.com/advice/how-much-big-mac-costs-states/
So inflation is actually ahead of the normal price curve.
Thanks to Joe Biden and the Democrats.