According to the Consumer Price Index, how much purchasing power does the U.S. dollar have today compared to 1970?
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Per the Consumer Price Index, one dollar in 2017 has the same purchasing power as 16 cents in 1970. This means that today's U.S. dollar has 6.2 times less purchasing power than in 1970.
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