my point was that you could buy a suit for the $20 prior to 1933 and with the same coin today still buy a suit. The currency was stable, so it protected a pers

my point was that you could buy a suit for the $20 prior to 1933 and with the same coin today still buy a suit. The currency was stable, so it protected a person's savings. You hear all these horrible stories of elderly people having to choose between food and medicine. Prices keep escalating, and these elderly people live on fixed incomes.