> Prices don't change immediately when the money is printed, prices begin to change when the money actually enters the market and starts bidding up prices. Tha

> Prices don't change immediately when the money is printed, prices begin to change when the money actually enters the market and starts bidding up prices. That is a symptom of inflation, it isn't inflation itself. Playing games with timing and guessing how much the economy grew only really serves people who want to print more money as opposed to raising taxes for political reasons. If your wages don't keep up with monetary growth but keep with CPI you'll see your standard of living decrease. Contrast the home ownership rates of your parents generation to yours to see this in action. On the other hand if your wages grew with the money supply you'd be richer than your parents due to the fact it got much cheaper to produce many of the goods you buy.