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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: 4 Jan 93 03:50:25 GMT
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- In article <38122@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu> jfh@beach.cis.ufl.edu (James F. Hranicky) writes:
- >>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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- >Of course, but if you look at the CPI you will notice that it was
- >at those times (the wars) when prices rose, the rest of the time the
- >price level dropped. The chart is a testament to a money supply which
- >increases only slightly.
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- >The price stability of the U.S. began in the late 18th century. Check
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- The revolutionary war starts in 1776 and the Constitution is only
- adopted at the end of the century, so that leaves precious little of the
- late 18th century. Could you be a little more specific?
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- >out the CPI for Britain, however, and you will see the stability go back
- >to the beginning of the 18th century
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- Where are you getting these CPI figures? Are they adjusted for average
- wages?
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