“...bouts of deflation....”
How about stealth inflation?
80% loss of value of the dollar in my adult lifetime. Since 1971.
Return on savings? How about “RETURN OF YOUR SAVINGS?”
HOW ABOUT THIS FOR HIS LATEST SCHEME?
Administration Considers Forcing Investors Into Treasury Debt
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