> Many economies have collapsed or people have been severely harmed from runaway inflation And the USA's economy was ruined in the 1930s by runaway deflation.

> Many economies have collapsed or people have been severely harmed from runaway inflation And the USA's economy was ruined in the 1930s by runaway deflation. The poor don't like inflation _OR_ deflation. Both suck. The rich has the ability to move money around to maximize their gains in any situation, so the rich aren't really harmed by either.