http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/08/13/dr-strangelove-and-the-threat-of-deflation/ Tue, 21 May 2013 09:53:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/08/13/dr-strangelove-and-the-threat-of-deflation/comment-page-1/#comment-31386 CuriousOne Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:01:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/?p=7791#comment-31386 Excellent article. Thank you for the charts and your insightful opinions on the historical perspective. Excellent article. Thank you for the charts and your insightful opinions on the historical perspective.

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/08/13/dr-strangelove-and-the-threat-of-deflation/comment-page-1/#comment-31385 cranston Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:30:55 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/?p=7791#comment-31385 The 'Fed' needs to avoid deflation because if prices roll back, as they should in a normal economy, the stupidty, negligence and irresponsibility they showed when pouring money into the economy will be showcased. To put it plainly - the 'Fed' will be underwater - paying out incredibly high interest rates on loans and assets worth far less than the loan price. The 'Fed' will then be the same situation they have driven many Americans into - near bankruptcy and insolvency. Of course - they can, and probably will, just print more money..la, la, la...fueling the problem and contributing further to the destruction of the United States. The bottom may not be falling out all at once but someone has pulled the plug and everything is draining away...sluuuurp The ‘Fed’ needs to avoid deflation because if prices roll back, as they should in a normal economy, the stupidty, negligence and irresponsibility they showed when pouring money into the economy will be showcased. To put it plainly – the ‘Fed’ will be underwater – paying out incredibly high interest rates on loans and assets worth far less than the loan price. The ‘Fed’ will then be the same situation they have driven many Americans into – near bankruptcy and insolvency. Of course – they can, and probably will, just print more money..la, la, la…fueling the problem and contributing further to the destruction of the United States. The bottom may not be falling out all at once but someone has pulled the plug and everything is draining away…sluuuurp

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