| Why is Deflation Bad? |
| Published: January 3, 2009, 9:16 am |
| Tags: Business Personal Finance, Deflation, Inflation, Insurance, Net Worth, Stock Market |
| also, during times of deflation. Laid off workers grab what they can for a job, and sometimes it means making less money. But the cost of some services never go down. When is the last time we heard of the electric company slashing the amount you are billed? When was the last time we saw a decrease in garbage, sewer and water |
| The Reason the Recession is so Bad. |
| Published: January 2, 2009, 9:43 am |
| Tags: Business Personal Finance, Aig, Job Layoffs, Moneyshow Com, Recession, Ron Muhlenkamp, Unemployment |
| There has been a deflation in prices. It’s not a good thing, but it’s better for the consumer in the short run. There has been the FDIC insurance to bail out folks who would have otherwise lost everything in the bank failures. Yes, some folks lost and will never get back large chunks of money. But |
| James Grant hits the nail on the head |
| Published: December 21, 2008, 6:41 pm |
| Tags: American Politics, World Politics |
| determination to fight deflation — that is, to reinstate inflation. All hands, including President-elect Obama, seemed to agree that wholesale money-printing was the answer to the nation’s prayers. One market, only, registered a protest. The Fed’s declaration of inflationary intent knocked the dollar for a loop against |
| Deflation is a good thing? Is she serious? |
| Published: December 18, 2008, 10:47 pm |
| Tags: Consumer Goods, Currency, Deflation, Demand, Economics, Economy, Inflation, Spending, Supply, Unemployment |
| consideration that economic deflation also includes the devaluation of our currency. Sure, the costs of goods might come back down - but - due to the deflation of the economy - the value of our dollar also goes down - which means - we’re still not getting any more for our dollar than before the deflation began. Hey - moron - when |
| Does Cash Make You A King? |
| Published: December 1, 2008, 12:53 pm |
| Tags: Hong Kong, American Government Debt, Assets, Cash, Financial Crisis |
| in times of recession and deflation. Is that really so? By now, we all know that if the US government were a listed enterprise, it would have been bankrupt, on the basis of the balance deficit of US$22,000,000,000. How big is this debt? Put across simply, a stack of 22,000,000,000 notes at $100 value. To save paper, we might want to introduce |
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