[Toddsterpatriot]

3.64 billion dollars in 1932 dollars equals 54.78 billion dollars in 2007.

Anyone still care to argue that it is chump change?

Just a thought, with the lower productivity back then, that would translate into even more lost jobs than the same reduction now.

[1rudeboy]

Yeah, also think about this: how much was an average company earning at the time? And how much was the average wage for one of its workers?