tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4517941999105129555..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Please Tuck This Paul Krugman Quote Away SomewhereRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70371152447325721952014-05-11T14:00:39.881-04:002014-05-11T14:00:39.881-04:00Just noticed today that the price of a load of lau...Just noticed today that the price of a load of laundry (self service) in brown stone brooklyn increased 15% over last week. huh.Nedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095125261337697331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63630355006359941572014-05-10T21:27:25.189-04:002014-05-10T21:27:25.189-04:00Like Jerry observed above, hyperinflation has not ...Like Jerry observed above, hyperinflation has not yet occurred. Look, anyone who has ever burned federal reserve notes for heat, knows you can't get much warmth out of them without a good dose of gasoline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82548887049279037272014-05-10T17:28:19.348-04:002014-05-10T17:28:19.348-04:00Interesting game being played here. If the US econ...Interesting game being played here. If the US economy has a problem with inflation in the future, we know Krugman gave bad advice. However, how do you measure whether Krugman gave good advice? Nearly six years ago, the hard money crowd predicted imminent hyperinflation. Six years later, the annual rate of headline inflation is 1.5%. Sure we can pretend the govt number is rigged but they were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71726975547148993842014-05-10T16:10:58.184-04:002014-05-10T16:10:58.184-04:00Why do these people want inflation? I don't se...Why do these people want inflation? I don't see that this does most of us any good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com