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Perhaps inflation was a concern in an economic system where 1) A physical commodity (Gold) was the store of value, and 2) Debt was not easily accessible.

Neither of these are true anymore and inflation now will be a reflection of true scarcity of a good / service (e.g., housing) as opposed to the transaction costs associated with procuring it...




Access to debt is still difficult for those that will be hurt most by inflation of consumption goods (CPI in the US).

Furthermore it's also more accessible proportionally to existing wealth, which means inflation is in effect an inequality amplifier.


The familiar refrain of hubris the has preceded pretty much every crisis: “This time is different.”




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