Gerald Ford actually said...

It also gave us convincing proof that wage and price controls are not the right way to solve the long-range problems of our economy.

all mandatory wage and price controls have been lifted, except for those on petroleum which have been mandated separately by the Congress.

To depart from past practice by use of a special survey to support a higher increase than can be justified by normal methods does not seem t...

It thus hurts the very countries and objectives it purports to help.