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I do believe that deflation can be managed with printing, to a point, because there is historical precedence to support the argument...

I’ve never looked at the theory and the maths underlying economics so I’m not so clear on the forces and processes at work, except very...

Also, deflationary economic system could work if our economies weren't so indebted. If prices went 2% down every year, you would still...

Correct, deflation is a bigger worry in the current system, but at the same time it's easier to address it as a central...

To combat inflation through the destruction of actual physical tender (paper bills and coinage) would not make much of a dent in...

Interestingly the current policies of the US government were associated with deflation in the 1930’s, after the great stock market...

Sure they could. Remember when the Silicon Valley Bank was in trouble in 2023, the FED could have said sorry, everyone with deposits...

I am wondering if inflation could be curbed, in part, by destroying currency. For instance, anytime law enforcement seizes cash could...

Have you seen the formula they were using to determine what tariff rate to put on a country? It had nothing to do with tariffs, it was...

I think looking at this from an economic models stance would be like trying to put out a raging fire by attempting to use a squirt gun...

It’s hard for me to wrap my head around it, in its entirety, from an economic model. Obviously, this is an extreme measure but I don’t...

Trump just rug-pulled the entire world yesterday with the tariff announcements. I was expecting some tariffs from Trump (similar to his...

Trump may be the evil monster you suggest and I make a point to keep an eye on his action to make sure he doesn’t start moving towards...

INFJ’s have something that exceeds simple empathy. You obviously are not one. Part white and part Native American. I grew up on a...

Wishful thinking on your part. I don’t believe anyone can know truly what it’s like to walk in another persons shoes. INFJ’s understand...