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On the recordFebruary 3, 1995
The debt at the end of the Second World War was $350 billion. Do you know what the present value of a 1994 dollar is relative to a 1945 dollar?
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Paul E. Kanjorski
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing historical debt levels and currency value during a speech.

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