angry and many felt that new president jimmy carter was weak in his response. americans getting crushed by rising gas and heat prices, then found a president sporting a cardigan offering thrifty tips. all of us must learn to waste less emergency, simply by keeping our thermostat at 65 degrees in the daytime and 55 degrees at night, we could save half the current shortage of natural gas. carter lost re-election and the u.s. spent years battling inflation before getting it under control. the u.s. has a strong monetary policy and a resilient economy, but in some other countries, hyperinflation does more than impact an election, it can topple systems of government. it was a precursor to hitler s rise to power in germany and more recently in 2018 a range of problems drove inflation so high, in venezuela, that money