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Sliced bread (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

It was also intended to counteract a rise in the price of bread, caused by the Office of Price Administration's authorization of a ten percent increase in flour prices.

This is how I find out that the US had an office for food price and rent controls (which was of course sabotaged by private companies and Republicans)