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- From: yodaiken@chelm.cs.umass.edu (victor yodaiken)
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- Subject: Re: GM Plant Closures and Economic Problems
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- Date: 24 Dec 92 15:11:22 GMT
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- In article <38015@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> jfh@beach.cis.ufl.edu (James F. Hranicky) writes:
- >In article <BzCFHw.3At@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> mkohlhaa@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (mike) writes:
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- >>I'm sorry. I based my labor/inflation statement on reality, not some
- >>fairy tale notion of "constant money supply and no deficit spending".
- >
- >Fairy tale my butt. This was the policy of the 18th and 19th century.
- >Notice that the value of the dollar rose slightly between these times.
- >How awful.
- >
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- Neither the Civil nor the revolutionary war were fought on balanced
- budgets. Since the US government only existed for a small part of the
- 18th century, that seems to take out a big chunk of the time period
- you indicate. Could you be a little more exact about the period that this
- policy was followed and about the supposed benefits? Did you consider the
- existence of state issued specie during much of this time?
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- >But the effects of inflation are unpredictable. You are under the
- >impression that inflation affects everyone equally. WRONG. Inflation is
- >a ripple effect--those at the beginning of the ripple (the govt) get a
- >great deal--they get to buy goods or services at the current price. But
- >then the prices begin to rise. Those at the end of the ripple now effect-
- >ively have less money, as their currency in now worth less. 0% inflation
- >would great assist business in speculating on the future--no need to try
- >and predict an unpredictable rise in the prices of goods and services.
- >0% inflation does not lead to the capital consumption caused by inlfation
- >or deficit spending (see $4+ trillion debt).
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- Can you name a period and economy in the industrial ages where prices have
- been stable for more than a few years?
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