Your Pocketbook : About
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Homemakers pledge poster, circa 1942-1945. (Via LearnNC)
From the anachronistic Office of Price Stabilization for New York and New Jersey, this scripted show discusses the pennies and nickels of city life.
In this scripted interview program (1951) presented by the Office of Price Stabilization for New York and New Jersey, government economists speak frankly and academically about the price of butter and mitigating market forces. While the subject is important, the delivery is dry and no-nonsense - only remarkable in that housewives are the primary audience. Avoiding the niceties, euphemisms, and condescension of other so-called women's programming, Your Pocketbook sticks to the facts.
The goal of the series is to inform the public about inflation, price fixing, and closely related issues. Speakers also provide guidance to avoid hoarding and black market goods.