It is my understanding that continuous inflation is a major goal of those working with the money supply, due to fears of a deflationary spiral. That the risks o

It is my understanding that continuous inflation is a major goal of those working with the money supply, due to fears of a deflationary spiral. That the risks of deflation are significantly worse than manageable inflation. (http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/why-is-deflation-bad/ http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/why-is-deflation...)