<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>The Truth Behind OPA: A Look at Price Control and Inflation</dc:title><dc:date>1946-06-30</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_1_6_31_0031</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document addresses concerns about the Office of Price Administration (OPA) and its role in controlling prices during and after World War II. The writer criticizes OPA for its arbitrary control of prices, leading to black markets and inflation. The writer argues that OPA did not prevent inflation, but rather contributed to it. The document also discusses the impact of price increases on various commodities and questions the effectiveness of OPA in maintaining a stable economy.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>