price inflation in society theme
It is featured that prices in society rise rapidly in nominal terms, making savings worth much less than they would have been otherwise, etc.
12 total · 1 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Serpents Egg (1977) | major | money was a recurring theme and when we saw huge bundles of it being tossed carelessly we understand how little value it must have had - people valued dollars over marks |
| ahh2x12 | minor | Marion remarked about how the money Raymond was taking in from each new wife rose with "the inflation". |
| ahp4x22 | minor | A burglar known as "the Cat" cited rising food prices in connection with inflation when negotiating with Mort over how much it would cost for him to knock off Mort's wife. |
| ahp6x35 | minor | Harry grumbled about how pay phone calls used to cost a nickle upon being told the current cost in a dime. |
| bbf3x13 | minor | Garibaldi found prices went up because of the war |
| columbo1971e5x04 | minor | After stating that his prize bull was worth $8,000, Luis corrected himself mid sentence by saying its value was more than when when accounting for inflation. |
| movie: Born in Flames (1983) | minor | A news reported stated that inflation was a problem in this society. |
| movie: Dead End DriveIn (1986) | minor | We learned that price inflation set in in the aftermath of "The Second Wall Street Crash" of 1990. |
| movie: Looker (1981) | minor | A senator ran for U.S. President on a platform of fighting bureaucracy, pollution, and inflation. |
| movie: The Lawless Land (1988) | minor | The Chairman's advisor explained that inflation was out of control in Union City and that their money was worthless. |