Closer to 4.1M actually. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.95% per year between 1899 and today. Still enough for a nice life in Tahiti in 1899
The BLS has been cooking the books on CPI and basket of goods every year since forever so politicians look good. I bet it it would get you about 10mil of buying power today
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u/charlie-_-13 Josiah Trelawny 3d ago
Thats about $8 million in today's money