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WTF Happened in 1971? (wtfhappenedin1971.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Women entered the workforce, and the rest of the developed world finally recovered from being bombed to hell. This was a double whammy of reducing labor value in the US, since there was more supply domestically (women) and abroad (offshore production).