You can thank this to the Federal Reserve act of 1913. When the money in America have gone under the control of the Rothschilds. $1 in 1914 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $32.15 today, an increase of $31.15 over 111 years. This means that today's prices are 32 times as high as average prices since 1914, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index.