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Comment by mywittyname

To add to this, inflation is manageable. The USA isn't experiencing anything close to worrisome levels of inflation, it's more like normal levels of inflation after a long period of below normal levels.

Deflation, even in small amounts, can be devastating. It's a contagion that can cause a deathspiral, that if left unchecked. When businesses and people lose income, they can't keep up with debt payments, causing their assets to be liquidated, which causes the assets of others to suffer further depreciation, causing more losses and bankruptcies.

parent mywittyname 4 years ago

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