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Re:US annual inflation declines to 7.1% in November vs. 7.3%... by jjk166 on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:23PM (#33973373)
Conversely, if someone is tailgating you then tapping the breaks at 120 mph is much more dangerous than at low speeds, as they have less time to react. Likewise the sudden shock of going straight from inflation to deflation could be much worse than deflation after a long period of stagnancy, as not only do you suffer all the issues of deflation but you also have the delayed response of things adapting to the inflation.
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Re:US annual inflation declines to 7.1% in November vs. 7.3%... by listenallyall on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:50PM (#33973829)
Who is the tailgater in this scenario?
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Re:US annual inflation declines to 7.1% in November vs. 7.3%... by jjk166 on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @05:27PM (#33976979)
The various entities in the economy who need to react to changes in the money supply - businesses, banks, consumers, governments, etc.
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