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by WalterBright 863 days ago
Before the Fed took over the banks, 0% inflation was common and normal. Inflation netted out to zero for the previous century.

The very first year after the Fed took over, endemic inflation settled in.

> and not amenable to the available controls that the Fed has available

We had deflation in the Great Depression because the Fed did not understand their role in creating money.