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That is only because what you are interested in IS price increases. If what you are interested in is money supply, and you call that inflation, then it doesn't
by insert_coin 5y ago
That is only because what you are interested in IS price increases.
If what you are interested in is money supply, and you call that inflation, then it doesn't matter what you do with the money, you can store it, you can burn it, you can spend it, is all the same. It doens't matter if prices go up either, that is irrelevant under this definition of inflation.
Inflation used to mean money supply. Inflation now means price increases.
People thinking they are talking about the same thing when they use the word inflation is where the confusion is coming from.
- arcticbull 5y agoThe issue is that inflation as a function of supply alone is an incomplete model, not particularly meaningful and has been long-since debunked. Trying to resurrect an incomplete model isn't a great idea IMO.
- insert_coin 5y agoI am not arguing with you about the utility of each definition, I'm just pointing out the difference in use and why you keep talking past each other.