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Tim Congdon, English economist and politician
Timothy George Congdon CBE is a British economist. Over the years, he has accumulated a long record of commenting on public policy issues, including writing sympathetically about (and deploying in his own analysis) the monetarist approach to macroeconomic policy. In January 2011 Congdon became the Honorary Chairman of The Freedom Association.
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Tim Congdon was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1951 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.27 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $8,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $5,500 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.75 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.53 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 154.0M | 341 million |
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