You chose 1973 as your baseline. Let me tell you what happened in 1973. The dollar fully floated after Nixon severed gold. The first Pell Grants were awarded. The HMO Act was signed. Your chart does not start before the crisis, Bernie. It starts at the scene of the crime. Healthcare up 35x because Medicare, CON laws, and the AMA cartel run medicine. Homes up 13x because zoning makes building illegal and the Fed prints. Rent up 15x because price controls and zoning strangle supply. Tuition up 23x because federal loans gave colleges a blank check. General prices rose 7x in that span. Everything government controls rose 13x to 35x. Everything it leaves alone got cheaper. You are not the prosecutor of this case. You are the defendant.