Which should people Fear more: Inflation or Deflation? - GoFuckYourself.com

$5 submissions · 05-16-2009, 05:29 PM

They're both bad, okay? But if it came down to it, which is WORSE, in your opinion: Prices going down (Deflation) vs. Prices going up (Inflation)?

TidalWave · 05-16-2009, 05:32 PM

worse? prices going down.
it means theres less margins overall and will just end in failure of everything.

d-null · 05-16-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

They're both bad, okay? But if it came down to it, which is WORSE, in your opinion: Prices going down (Deflation) vs. Prices going up (Inflation)?

probably depends on your situation, someone with alot of real estate mortgaged might not mind inflation as much as they'd mind deflation

$5 submissions · 05-16-2009, 05:39 PM

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probably depends on your situation, someone with alot of real estate mortgaged might not mind inflation as much as they'd mind deflation

Same dynamics with gold. Harder to hedge against deflation with assets. Actually, it pushes people out of assets--dump then wait for the price to bottom then buy.

AdultSoftwareSolutions · 05-16-2009, 05:51 PM

Depends on what you are invested in. If you own a lot of real estate deflation is bad. If you have a day job, deflation is good. If you own precious metals or commodity futures inflation is good. If you own a lot of paper assets such as stocks inflation is bad.

$5 submissions · 05-16-2009, 06:21 PM

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If you have a day job, deflation is good.

To some extent until your company has to downsize or automate so they can lower prices even more to remain competitive in a deflationary market.

The Heron · 05-16-2009, 08:59 PM

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.
Pretty much a wasted discussion, you going to invent a way to control the monetary system?

pocketkangaroo · 05-16-2009, 09:12 PM

Deflation. Once the Fed drops rates to 0%, there isn't much that can be done to stop it. At least with inflation the Fed can raise interest rates to whatever they need to in order to hedge it. I feel like you have more control over inflation than deflation though both are bad.

u-Bob · 05-17-2009, 04:57 AM

the only thing people should fear is the fact that a small group of people control the money supply and can cause inflation and deflation 'at will'.

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I care not what puppet is placed on the throne of England to rule the Empire, ...
The man that controls Britain's money supply controls the British Empire.
And I control the money supply.

anna28s · 05-17-2009, 05:08 AM

Inflation makes people poor

IllTestYourGirls · 05-17-2009, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo

Deflation. Once the Fed drops rates to 0%, there isn't much that can be done to stop it. At least with inflation the Fed can raise interest rates to whatever they need to in order to hedge it. I feel like you have more control over inflation than deflation though both are bad.

The Fed was created to stop the boom bust cycle, to stop recessions and to stop depressions. Historically the fed has done nothing to stop any of that. They have only redistributed wealth through their manipulation of the money supply. Mainly by creating inflation to destroy poor peoples wealth and transfer it to the rich.

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the only thing people should fear is the fact that a small group of people control the money supply and can cause inflation and deflation 'at will'.

seeandsee · 05-17-2009, 05:34 AM

Inflation

$5 submissions · 05-17-2009, 08:37 AM

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Inflation makes people poor

So does the job losses and lost production and shrinking economy created by deflation... right?

anna28s · 05-17-2009, 09:01 AM

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So does the job losses and lost production and shrinking economy created by deflation... right?

Deflation don`t create uneployment and don`t shrink economy - its Keynesian myth

slapass · 05-17-2009, 09:28 AM

In the US, we all have so much debt that deflation is a killer. Inflation is acutally helpful to the leveraged investor.

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AdultSoftwareSolutions Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 193	Depends on what you are invested in. If you own a lot of real estate deflation is bad. If you have a day job, deflation is good. If you own precious metals or commodity futures inflation is good. If you own a lot of paper assets such as stocks inflation is bad. __________________ Adult Software Solutions (ICQ 559884738) PHP, MySQL, Flash, Actionscript, Java, Wowza, CMS, Tube, VOD, CRM, Dating, Social Networks, Paysites, TGPs, Directories and more. If you can think it I can build it.

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The Heron Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,487	We have nothing to fear but fear itself. Pretty much a wasted discussion, you going to invent a way to control the monetary system?

05-16-2009, 09:12 PM	#8
pocketkangaroo Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 8,452	Deflation. Once the Fed drops rates to 0%, there isn't much that can be done to stop it. At least with inflation the Fed can raise interest rates to whatever they need to in order to hedge it. I feel like you have more control over inflation than deflation though both are bad.

05-17-2009, 05:08 AM	#10
anna28s So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 66	Inflation makes people poor

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slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,622	In the US, we all have so much debt that deflation is a killer. Inflation is acutally helpful to the leveraged investor.