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249 Inflation quotes by 156 unique authors

Much of American wealth is an illusion which is being secretly gnawed away and much of it will be completely wiped out in the near… — Howard Ruff
Inflation is not always the main problem, or indeed a problem at all. Sometimes, though rarely, deflation is a more serious threat, and we need… — Gavyn Davies
Getting back to inflation, it is important to note that the producer price Index does not reflect wage pressures - and that is where the… — Larry Wachtel
With the shrinking of the US economy, and it's shrinking very rapidly, you not only have more money, but you also have fewer goods. That's… — Arthur Laffer
I think the inflation prospects for the U.S. over the next five or six, seven years, are quite serious. You cannot have a bumper crop… — Arthur Laffer
Inflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest. — Martin Feldstein
Most Americans are on a downward escalator. Median wage in the United States, adjusted for inflation, keeps on dropping. — Robert Reich
In short, both experience and economic theory imply that the US could now t to a more competitive dollar without experiencing either increased inflation or… — Martin Feldstein
Well, I think the global economy is in the position for continuing good growth with inflation well in check. — John W. Snow
Double-digit inflation is a terrible thing - and it got up to 14 or 15 percent on a monthly basis for a while, shortly after… — Paul Volcker
I continue to believe that the American people have a love-hate relationship with inflation. They hate inflation but love everything that causes it. — William E. Simon
The most sinister of all taxes is the inflation tax and it is the most regressive. It hits the poor and the middle class. When… — Ron Paul
Rising unemployment and the recession have been the price that we have had to pay to get inflation down. That price is well worth paying. — Norman Lamont
If higher unemployment is the price we have to pay in order to bring inflation down, then it is a price worth paying. — Norman Lamont
Investing solely for 'income,' investing merely 'to keep capital employed,' and investing simply 'to hedge against inflation' are all entirely out of the question. — Gerald M. Loeb
If a government resorts to inflation, that is, creates money in order to cover its budget deficits or expands credit in order to stimulate business,… — Henry Hazlitt
We need to get the government out of the way. Inflation hits the middle class and the poor the most. Those are the people who… — Ron Paul
People who think a tax boost will cure inflation are the same ones who believe another drink will cure a hangover. — Ronald Reagan
The gold standard did not collapse. Governments abolished it in order to pave the way for inflation. The whole grim apparatus of oppression and coercion,… — Ludwig von Mises
Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government: by an artificial expansion of the money supply required to support… — Ayn Rand
This persistence as private firms continued because it ensured the maximum of anonymity and secrecy to persons of tremendous public power who dreaded public knowledge… — Carroll Quigley
Strictly speaking, it probably is not “necessary” for the federal government to tax anyone directly; it could simply print the money it needs. However, that… — Ron Paul
You may have noticed that society is rapidly going downhill. Inflation, lack of fuel and even war cast deep shadows over the world. And the… — L. Ron Hubbard
It was the biggest inflation and the most sustained inflation that the United States had ever had. — Paul Volcker
The President's policy proposal, known as 'chained CPI,' would re-calculate the cost of living for Social Security beneficiaries. That new number won't keep up with… — Elizabeth Warren

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