You say 19th century as if most 19th century people didn't understand inflation. They did, they just couldn't win an actual argument with the people causing the

You say 19th century as if most 19th century people didn't understand inflation. They did, they just couldn't win an actual argument with the people causing the inflation. Just like the 21st century in Venezuela. Oh, and a quick followup: I don't think most Venezuelans have been actually voting for this system since 2005 or so, and those that do have basically been blackmailed into it.