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Re:Why inflation is not a threat by throw0101a on Sunday March 14, 2021 @09:46AM (#26455365)
Inflation is dependent on money supply and money velocity. And velocity has been going down for a decade or two (in the US) and recently dropped off a cliff:

* https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2V

See also:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_supply#Link_with_inflati...

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Re:Why inflation is not a threat by christophilus on Sunday March 14, 2021 @10:25AM (#26455696)
Right. I think the op was suggesting that velocity would spike if the money made it to Main Street.
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