An adult here to teach today’s generation the fundamentals of how inflation works.

I don't remember what inflation rates he inherited from Carter but I remember prime interest rates were 12-13%. I remember because I bought my first house in 1980-81.

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I don't remember what inflation rates he inherited from Carter but I remember prime interest rates were 12-13%. I remember because I bought my first house in 1980-81.

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9.9%. Carter was the highest of all presidents I believe, but that’s driven as much or more by Congress than any one president, and both houses were Democrats. There is simply no shifting blame for those horrific years.