Taking Back the Meaning of "Inflation"

Taking Back the Meaning of “Inflation”

Tags: Money and Banking, Other Schools of Thought, Inflation, Money and Banks, U.S. Economy, U.S. History

08/14/2023 Joshua Mawhorter

By corrupting the meaning of inflation, mainstream economists have given a false picture of what happens when monetary authorities expand the money supply. Mises and Rothbard understood.

Original Article: Taking Back the Meaning of “Inflation“

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