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Average voter faces maze of cost growth and controls
James Marlow argues that the typical voter cannot discern the full truth in a campaign filled with partisan claims. He traces living costs from 1941 to Eisenhower era, detailing wartime controls, Taft amendments, OPA debates, and price trends through 1953, showing how policy shifts affected inflation and the public purse.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
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Eisenhower
Japan
Truman
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
America
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