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- From: cmk@athena.mit.edu (Charles M Kozierok)
- Subject: Re: GM Plant Closures Again? Won't Solve the Economic Problems
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.063820.8584@athena.mit.edu>
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- References: <BzCx38.pr@apollo.hp.com> <1992Dec18.010103.16762@athena.mit.edu> <38023@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 06:38:20 GMT
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- In article <38023@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> jfh@beach.cis.ufl.edu (James F. Hranicky) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec18.010103.16762@athena.mit.edu> cmk@athena.mit.edu (Charles M Kozierok) writes:
- >
- >>it is a fact that an economy which is growing quickly *does* lead
- >>to inflation. this was a big concern in the late '80s, when everyone
- >>was worried about the economy "overheating". in order for an economy
- >>to expand, so must the money supply. expansion of the money supply
- >
- >[del]
- >
- >This is not true. While under the gold standard the economy expaned faster
- >than the money supply, leading to a gradual *fall* in prices. Inflation is
- >completely unecessary.
-
- agreed, but only if the money supply does expand no faster than the economy.
- it is hard to get it exact, and i'm willing to bet that the government
- would rather err on the side of higher inflation. either way, the inflation
- is minor, not the uncontrollable kind which is a problem.
-
- --
- charles
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