tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487128531050281473.post3200407718788204320..comments2024-01-08T14:24:03.718+00:00Comments on Economics Essays: Is Inflation Really So Bad?Tejvan Pettingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405988099792035111noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487128531050281473.post-65364485569137313122011-05-27T12:48:36.010+01:002011-05-27T12:48:36.010+01:00You say "It helps avoid boom and bust cycles ...You say "It helps avoid boom and bust cycles which are very damaging"... is this true... look around all of nature, and even the universe itself. It is cyclical. Perhaps this is the way to avoid complacency, to flush out the low performers and let the strong flourish. Otherwise, we end up with a moral hazard... it doesn't matter if I fail, cause there's always the good ol'Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599578568109643334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487128531050281473.post-9021073592889449372009-05-28T12:36:32.459+01:002009-05-28T12:36:32.459+01:00Consumer price Inflation targeting is easily demon...Consumer price Inflation targeting is easily demonstrated as nonsense, which disregards savers by acting to keep the real rate of interest they should be getting on thier money lower than it would be, creates asset/'investment' booms and leads to a debt engorged slump. <br /><br />On Deflation: If manufacturing costs come down because of a technological breakthough in energy costs for example, Ammohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282280919935859773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487128531050281473.post-87749097884330627922009-05-21T07:22:59.226+01:002009-05-21T07:22:59.226+01:00An expected rise in inflation is likely to cause i...An expected rise in inflation is likely to cause increased uncertainty. e.g. how much will inflation increase e.t.cTejvan Pettingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03405988099792035111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8487128531050281473.post-33983015125546418772009-05-21T05:26:12.536+01:002009-05-21T05:26:12.536+01:00You said that higher levels of inflation brings un...You said that higher levels of inflation brings uncertainty and thus lower investment, what if people expect the inflation rate to rise in the future?دخترک ژولیدهhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752299546966511750noreply@blogger.com