http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate-uk/2009/07/17/predicting-the-economic-effects-of-swine-flu/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate-uk/2009/07/17/predicting-the-economic-effects-of-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-5340 Peter Needham Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:38:48 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate-uk/?p=2495#comment-5340 Deflation means your money is worth more, right? Sounds OK to me, provided you're out of debt. Maybe I can live a week on $10. But counting money is no fun if you have the flu. That would be a swine of a thing. Deflation means your money is worth more, right? Sounds OK to me, provided you’re out of debt. Maybe I can live a week on $10. But counting money is no fun if you have the flu. That would be a swine of a thing.

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate-uk/2009/07/17/predicting-the-economic-effects-of-swine-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-5331 Simon Drake Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:52:59 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate-uk/?p=2495#comment-5331 It’s funny, nature can win over (modern financial) history at anytime. Yes we may have avoided an economic meltdown as many tabloids predicted, but the common cold has the power to keep the economy pinned down by a low level epidemic! It’s funny, nature can win over (modern financial) history at anytime. Yes we may have avoided an economic meltdown as many tabloids predicted, but the common cold has the power to keep the economy pinned down by a low level epidemic!

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