Five-Star Sloper Blank sent me the link to the WTF Happened in 1971 website, and here are a few choice charts to show that specific year was a horrid inflection point for the country (except for the top 1%) and has brought us to where we are today.
![](https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_0540-1_arrow.jpg?w=1024)
![](https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dk8rnmg-.png?w=1024)
![](https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tradebalance1.jpg)
![](https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/fed-deficit-vs-gdp.png?w=1024)
![](https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cummulative-inflation.jpg)
![](https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wages.jpg)
Five-Star Sloper Blank sent me the link to the WTF Happened in 1971 website, and here are a few choice charts to show that specific year was a horrid inflection point for the country (except for the top 1%) and has brought us to where we are today.