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Re:US inflation jumps to 31-year high amid global supply cha... by wbsss4412 on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @11:57AM (#29176987)
Hyperinflation just shouldn’t be entering into this discussion. It’s not happening, it’s not close to happening.

Now, im not trying to downplay the fact that elevated inflation can cause issues, but it so so challenging to keep that nuance when every discussion devolves into “we are on the precipice of +1,000% inflation” when the inflation rate went from 1 to 6.

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Re:US inflation jumps to 31-year high amid global supply cha... by ashtonkem on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @09:19PM (#29183699)
As I keep saying, threats of hyper inflation are fundamentally a political argument, and not a terribly convincing one at that. Hyperinflation can and does happen, but the doomsayers of such things are well into "boy who cries wolf territory" and can be ignored.
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