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> Inflation to a first approximation is wage rises. Wage rises are always sub-inflation during hyperinflation. Goods, by the way, and especially complex goods
by m0zg 6y ago
> Inflation to a first approximation is wage rises.
Wage rises are always sub-inflation during hyperinflation. Goods, by the way, and especially complex goods with long supply chains, will also become scarce in all this as inflation makes it difficult to maintain stock necessary to manufacture or distribute goods. That is, that widget you bought today might cost more than you're charging for it when you need to replenish the stock. So you raise the price accordingly, using your best guess as to how much money you will need to still turn at least some profit. And _everyone_ throughout the entire supply chain does the same thing.
You haven't lived through a hyperinflation and I have. So you'd be wise to listen right about now, and if you're wealthy, you'd be wise to also read up on hyperinflation.
It's not the kind of "managed" inflation you're used to. It is, by definition, out of control completely, and very hard to get out of.