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Imagine your parents or grandparents buying a house, raising a family, and living comfortably – all on a single paycheck. Today, even with two full-time incomes, many Americans barely scrape by. What happened?

The truth, as exposed in "1971: How All of America’s Problems Can Be Traced to a Singular Date in History," is far more explosive than you’ve been told. This isn’t about inflation or changing lifestyles. It’s about a deliberate, top-down policy pivot that sabotaged the financial security of millions.

In August 1971, President Richard Nixon didn’t just make a routine economic decision – he pulled the rug out from under the middle class. By severing the dollar’s link to gold, the government unshackled itself from fis

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