the question is; can the government afford deflation?
how can you say they can't do much about it?
'It's Going to Be Inflation Everywhere:' Deputy 'Doom'
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the question is; can the government afford deflation?
how can you say they can't do much about it?
Pile up the debt, and then what?
They can't do it forever, bud.
We're running a 1.5 Trillion deficit, per year.
Can't borrow and spend forever. You do realize US GDP is 75% dependent on consumption/spending, including Government spending, right?
no, it's saying most everyone in this country is in debt, including the government, none of them make the level of income necessary to pay it back, either they default on it, or the system prints money to pay it back
if they default on it, the dollar is fucked in one night, if they print money then the dollar will lose value based on the rate of inflation, this way they can hope there won't be a run on the dollar anytime soon
it's obvious that either way the dollar is fucked, the question is which do you prefer; a slow but painful death or a sudden one?
that's so cute, such a soft landing, specially after such a sudden turn in the economy, going from a developed country to a third world one in a matter of months, from only 5% unemployment to above 10% unemployment. oh, where is this country that such a soft landing takes place after a massive crisis that has not ended yet, oh I know, care bear world, is that where you live?
No one believes its going to get ugly because they think that it already passed last year when they came in and saved everyone from the GDII. So as of right now everything is happy times once again, they think they saved our economy and the rest of the economies from a global market collapse, but all they really did was "buy" some more time.
We should not forget that Roosevelt pushed gold prices up quite dramatically at the depth of the depression in order to induce reflation.
1949 $40.50 1939 $35.00 1929 $20.67
1948 $42.00 1938 $35.00 1928 $20.67
1947 $43.00 1937 $35.00 1927 $20.67
1946 $38.25 1936 $35.00 1926 $20.67
1945 $37.25 1935 $35.00 1925 $20.67
1944 $36.25 1934 $35.00 1924 $20.67
1943 $36.50 1933 $32.32 1923 $20.67
1942 $35.50 1932 $20.67 1922 $20.67
1941 $35.50 1931 $20.67 1921 $20.67
1940 $34.50 1930 $20.67 1920 $20.67
1949 $40.50 1939 $35.00 1929 $20.67
1948 $42.00 1938 $35.00 1928 $20.67
1947 $43.00 1937 $35.00 1927 $20.67
1946 $38.25 1936 $35.00 1926 $20.67
1945 $37.25 1935 $35.00 1925 $20.67
1944 $36.25 1934 $35.00 1924 $20.67
1943 $36.50 1933 $32.32 1923 $20.67
1942 $35.50 1932 $20.67 1922 $20.67
1941 $35.50 1931 $20.67 1921 $20.67
1940 $34.50 1930 $20.67 1920 $20.67