Don’t forget Wage & Price Controls.
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/remembering-nixons-wage-price-controls
I should have remembered that!
I remember Pactra model paint going from a nickel to seven cents and the FTC forcing them to sell multiple packs of paint very cheap for a while. Seems you could get six bottles for 15 cents.
Of course their paint was still crap compared to Testors, but I digress. LOL