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  • Hyperinflation Won't Happen

    From seekingalpha.com

    The U.S. isn't the Weimar Republic. Inflation is not going to spiral out of control. A Zimbabwe type of currency destruction will not occur. A wheelbarrow filled with money will be more than enough to buy a loaf of bread. Many investors are treating inflation as a certainty because the Fed has expanded its balance sheet to unheard of levels through its quantitative easing strategy. Some have even gone so far as to say that this program will utterly destroy the U.S. currency. Though I can agree that CPI will increase, it's unlikely to show a gain of 5% in the near term. Despite the astronomical rise in the Fed's ... (full story)

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SpacyTrader
Oct 15, 2012 10:53am
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Summary: "The US is special and exceptional" lol. Actually it's another one from the series "Rome the eternal city" "The thousand year Reich" etc.

I think this guy will be shocked to find reality acts the same way for the US "credit economy" as it did for Germany and Zimbabwe.

Just because you want to create demand by printing paper doesn't mean anybody is obligated to give you what you want in return for that paper. When that reality sinks in the fun truly starts.
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rigpa
Oct 15, 2012 11:52am
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When you believe, then you can defend everyting......Reality is another part of life..
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dvd
Oct 15, 2012 12:30pm
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right now, all that "free" money is just sitting on banks balance sheets because they refuse to put it into circulation through lending.... once that changes, it will be "katy bar the door"
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Trader#4B58
Oct 15, 2012 12:39pm
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Don't believe anything till after election. Cooked books, false information and fearful investors as the FED props up the economy. Pull back already started.
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