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by emodendroket 3179 days ago
Widespread deflation would drive the economy to a halt because it would be crazy to take out large loans (imagine paying down your mortgage without ever getting any equity) and it would discourage business investment in favor of the safer option of just sitting on huge piles of cash. Even your Mises institute guy seems to want zero inflation more than rapid deflation.