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11. I'm not too worried about deflation happening

Sun Dec 17, 2023, 11:41 AM

Dec 2023

But sustained deflation is catastrophic to an economy and makes the rising prices of inflation look great as an alternative.

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Costco finds inflation is at zero; deflation looms. [View all] Tomconroy Dec 2023 OP

Call Me RobinA Dec 2023 #2

you do NOT want deflation. ret5hd Dec 2023 #4

Only If sustained for a long period of time. Tomconroy Dec 2023 #7

once started, deflation is much harder... ret5hd Dec 2023 #8

DU can even find a dark side to lower prices. LOL. Tomconroy Dec 2023 #9

I'm not too worried about deflation happening Zeitghost Dec 2023 #11

In the process of hitting used and now new cars, Tomconroy Dec 2023 #6

One Of My Pet Peeves ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #14

Wage growth Johnny2X2X Dec 2023 #5

Wage growth isn't like an automatic COLA increase MichMan Dec 2023 #10

In economics, I learned deflation could be very bad cally Dec 2023 #13