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[–] e8CArkcAuLE@piefed.social 62 points 1 month ago (21 children)

how was this possible? was there a deflation?
or was it the specificity of the product sugar that was made so expensive due to wartime restrictions on maritime trade?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 136 points 1 month ago (7 children)

The sign says "O.P.A. Ceiling Prices," so WWII-era price controls were probably the subject.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 6 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] e8CArkcAuLE@piefed.social 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Damn i wish i was witty enough to remember belter dialect. I can read it just fine but using it is beyond me.

[–] e8CArkcAuLE@piefed.social 4 points 4 weeks ago

sta calm, kopeng

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