And so cometh inflation. Hang on, it's gonna be a bumpy rude.
You mean deflation? The only reason why you'd pay $102 so that you can get paid back $100 later is because you expect those future dollars to be worth more than they are today, and you have nowhere else to park your $100 safely.
6 posted on 10/25/2010 2:34:12 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)