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| advancedatheist | Posted: Apr 04, 2010 - 11:05 |
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 Level: 3 CS Original | Can someone explain to me why some people fixate on hyperinflation as the apocalyptic belief which gives their lives meaning? (Global warming apparently serves that function in some other people.) Hyperinflation hasn't happened all that often, and governments and central banks have the power to stop it through taxation and interest rates, provided the political will exists to do so. It occurs because of controllable human behavior, not because of some overwhelming force of nature like an earthquake or hurricane. | |||||
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| cranberrysauce | Posted: Apr 04, 2010 - 14:32 |
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Level: 1 CS Original | Stop asking questions to people who aren't here! I think I have an answer, though: they're dumb. | |||||
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| advancedatheist | Posted: Apr 05, 2010 - 12:13 |
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Level: 3 CS Original | I noticed this irony while reading an article on the Mises website about the alleged horrors of socialized health care. Mises.org cut the price cut on one of the books it sells, despite the hyperinflation just around the corner it keeps warning us about: | |||||
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