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One reason for not wanting to take active steps to speeding up the U.S. economic growth is a worry that the financial markets are fragile. So, it seems that the Federal Reserve are simply willing to accept high unemployment rates for years to come, instead of risking a perhaps worse situation of market panic, a rise in long-term interest rates, and even higher unemployment. 3) Mulligan, Casey B. "Don't Fear Inflation, if it Comes," 23 June 2010. http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/dont-blame-the-next-inflation-on-politicians/?ref=economy

Inflation occurs when the demand for goods increases more than the demand for dollars and other related assets. Economists have no doubt that the significant deflation that occurred in the U.S. In 2008-2009 was the result of a "flight to quality," as opposed to a sudden reduction in the...

However, economists agree that inflation will occur in the future if the demand suddenly shifts in the opposite direction. but, that is where the current debate lies. Some economists say that investors over the next years will continue to demand dollars, so future deflation is more likely. On the other hand, some economists predict that the government budget is unable to be sustained as is, given the multitude of promised public spending and a lack of desire or power to raise taxes. Overall, one can conclude that inflation has the potential to be a positive thing to hope for, seeing that it might be able to help alleviate some of the damage done by the housing market to wider areas of the economy (raising prices of homes and other articles).
4) Hook, Janet. "Big issues remain in financial

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3) Mulligan, Casey B. "Don't Fear Inflation, if it Comes," 23 June 2010. http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/dont-blame-the-next-inflation-on-politicians/?ref=economy

Inflation occurs when the demand for goods increases more than the demand for dollars and other related assets. Economists have no doubt that the significant deflation that occurred in the U.S. In 2008-2009 was the result of a "flight to quality," as opposed to a sudden reduction in the demand for goods and increase in demand for dollars. However, economists agree that inflation will occur in the future if the demand suddenly shifts in the opposite direction. but, that is where the current debate lies. Some economists say that investors over the next years will continue to demand dollars, so future deflation is more likely. On the other hand, some economists predict that the government budget is unable to be sustained as is, given the multitude of promised public spending and a lack of desire or power to raise taxes. Overall, one can conclude that inflation has the potential to be a positive thing to hope for, seeing that it might be able to help alleviate some of the damage done by the housing market to wider areas of the economy (raising prices of homes and other articles).

4) Hook, Janet. "Big issues remain in financial
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