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RE: INFLATION IN VENEZUELA In 2017 year amounted to 1.600%

in #inflation8 years ago (edited)

Our current version of capitalism will result in hyper-inflation too; it just takes longer.

Inflation is caused by an increase in the money supply; and increasing the money supply is required in order to keep the system afloat: Without an increase in the money supply, there would not be enough money to cover the interest on debt and we'd have mass defaults. It's like a game of musical chairs where everyone is forced to buy-in and additional chairs are constantly added so that the game never ends.

Plot a graph of any amount of money subjected to any amount of positive interest - stretch it out long enough and it will always reach infinity.