1974 President Gerald R. Ford WIN / Whip Inflation Now TWO pin set VINTAGE COOL-

Description: Check it out...Here's an original very uncommon TWO pin from the 1974 President Gerald R. Ford nationwide campaign to curb inflation known as "WIN" (Whip Inflation Now" (See info below)-One is a 1 1/4" wide RWB closed back style cello pin with the slogan: "WIN" on front and the other one is a 2 1/2" wide red & white cello pin with the slogan "WINk If You're Broke, Too" inset (accentuating the WIN initials)-Both are in used condition with some minor soiling (See photos below for clarification)-Very uncommon & early Ford set indeed! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required. Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required. 1974 President Gerald R. Ford WIN / Whip Inflation Now TWO pin set VINTAGE COOL- Click images to enlarge Description Check it out...Here's an original very uncommon TWO pin from the 1974 President Gerald R. Ford nationwide campaign to curb inflation known as "WIN" (Whip Inflation Now" (See info below)-One is a 1 1/4" wide RWB closed back style cello pin with the slogan: "WIN" on front and the other one is a 2 1/2" wide red & white cello pin with the slogan "WINk If You're Broke, Too" inset (accentuating the WIN initials)-Both are in used condition with some minor soiling (See photos below for clarification)-Very uncommon & early Ford set indeed! Here's some info on the program: Whip Inflation Now (WIN) was a 1974 attempt to spur a grassroots movement to combat inflation in the US, by encouraging personal savings and disciplined spending habits in combination with public measures, urged by U.S. President Gerald Ford. The campaign was later described as "one of the biggest government public relations blunders ever". People who supported the mandatory and voluntary measures were encouraged to wear "WIN" buttons, perhaps in hope of evoking in peacetime the kind of solidarity and voluntarism symbolized by the V-campaign during World War II. Ford had taken office in August 1974 amidst one of the worst economic crises in US history, marked by high unemployment and inflation rising to 12.3% that year following the 1973 oil crisis. As a Republican, Ford favored the WIN campaign's emphasis on addressing the problem through voluntary actions of citizens, instead of price restrictions imposed centrally by a big government bureaucracy. The campaign began in earnest with the establishment by the 93rd Congress of the National Commission on Inflation, which Ford closed with an address to the American people, asking them to send him a list of ten inflation-reducing ideas. Ten days later, Ford declared inflation "public enemy number one" before Congress on October 8, 1974, in a speech entitled "Whip Inflation Now", announcing a series of proposals for public and private steps intended to directly affect supply and demand to bring inflation under control. Suggested actions for citizens included carpooling, turning down thermostats, and starting their own vegetable gardens. "WIN" buttons immediately became objects of ridicule; skeptics wore the buttons upside down, explaining that "NIM" stood for "No Immediate Miracles," "Nonstop Inflation Merry-go-round," or "Need Immediate Money." Alan Greenspan, as the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors during the Ford administration, went along reluctantly with the "Whip Inflation Now" campaign, but would later recall in his book The Age of Turbulence that he was thinking, "This is unbelievably stupid" when the concept was first presented to the White House. 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Price: 9.99 USD

Location: Noblesville, Indiana

End Time: 2024-11-13T12:53:34.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD