| Some economists might have us believe that all price | | | | transactions, which simulates increased money supply. |
| inflation comes from increased earnings levels, and | | | | Inflation, call it artificial inflation, can come from |
| they might go so far as to say that the increase in | | | | manipulated energy, fuel costs, which acts like a tax, |
| earnings accounts for all inflation, but is this really the | | | | and raises the prices of everything that uses energy, |
| case? Let's discuss this premise for a moment, | | | | or fuel. Manipulated trade policies, fraudulent |
| because, I disagree and you might learn something | | | | inducement, transfer of savings into speculative |
| from my explanation here. Better yet, perhaps you | | | | investments. |
| might have a comment that enlightens me! | | | | Which definition of "Price Inflation" are you wanting |
| So, where does price inflation actually come from? | | | | to use, and the reason I ask is that right now there |
| Well, does it come from the increased earnings? If | | | | is a huge debate on whether we have deflation, |
| so, we better not let too many people work union or | | | | stagflation, inflation, or now I've heard the term |
| we will all be in trouble, better just let a few take the | | | | strangulfation - oh, now that's just great so much for |
| cake and eat it too, while we all pay for it, because if | | | | consumer and investor confidence I say. |
| everyone worked union, we'd have hyper inflation for | | | | Now, one can list and define types of inflation from |
| a while, then stabilization and we'd all have a lower | | | | here to eternity; price inflation, wholesale inflation, |
| standard of living, ouch. | | | | stagflation, hyper-inflation, deflation, or balloon |
| The other day, someone told me that price inflation | | | | inflation, but the reality is few people even |
| came from the increase in earnings. Well, no, actually | | | | understand what it is or why it matters. So please |
| wouldn't you say that, as inflation can also come | | | | consider all this before throwing around inflationary |
| from other things such as the increased speed of | | | | economic terms in the media. |