During FDR's presidency, they confiscated all the gold (forced you to sell it at a fixed price to the US gov't) and required an IRS agent to be present when saf

During FDR's presidency, they confiscated all the gold (forced you to sell it at a fixed price to the US gov't) and required an IRS agent to be present when safety deposit boxes were opened. They also imposed price controls, imprisoning people who charged too much or too little for goods and services. There was a lot of bartering going on.