The historical comparison is not that great. About half of the American population is not unemployed and at the risk of starving. Most of the production of food

The historical comparison is not that great. About half of the American population is not unemployed and at the risk of starving. Most of the production of food and resources is not being sent to nearby countries in the form of payments for a lost war. There is no hyperinflation that is causing a massive drop in living standards.