Inflation Quotes

“Silence can be breathing space and spawn release and wellness in a time of appalling inflation of words. But silence may be intolerably screaming, if it means absence of communication, deficiency in friendship and emotional deficit. (« A gap of silence”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“I forgot my purse of laughter when I dressed this mornin'," she told me. "Have you not bought anythin' the last few days? Prices have gone up. Pay or starve, it's all one to me.”
― Tamora Pierce, Bloodhound

“Whomsoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce and when you realize that the entire system is very easily controlled, one way or another, by a few powerful men at the top, you will not have to be told how periods of inflation and depression originate.”
― James Garfield

“Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.”
― Sam Ewing

“...Inflation had risen to the unimaginable figure of just over 100,000 percent by the end of 1947--and it was to go to 2,870,000 percent by the end of 1948...”
― Jung Chang, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

“It’s hard to build models of inflation that don't lead to a multiverse. It’s not impossible, so I think there’s still certainly research that needs to be done. But most models of inflation do lead to a multiverse, and evidence for inflation will be pushing us in the direction of taking [the idea of a] multiverse seriously.”
― Alan H. Guth

“Mere inflation-that is, the mere issuance of more money, with the consequence of higher wages and prices-may look like the creation of more demand. But in terms of the actual production and exchange of real things it is not.”
― Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson

“The individualist insists that drastic depressions are the result of credit inflation; (not excessive savings, as the Keynesians would have it) which at all times in history has been caused by direct government action or by government influence. As for aggravated unemployment, the individualist insists that it is exclusively the result of government intervention through inflation, wage rigidities, burdensome taxes, and restrictions on trade and production such as price controls and tariffs. The inflation that comes inevitably with government pump-priming soon catches up with the laborer, wipes away any real increase in his wages, discourages private investment, and sets off a new deflationary spiral which can in turn only be counteracted by more coercive and paternalistic government policies. And so it is that the "long run" is very soon a-coming, and the harmful effects of government intervention are far more durable than those that are sustained by encouraging the unhampered free market to work out its own destiny.”
― William F. Buckley Jr., God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom'

“Lefever describes his financing plan with modesty:

"'Our detailed budget is realistic, but does not take into account the inflation that may occur before September 1983. The one place it could cut or reduce is item 7, the simultaneous interpreter services, if these services could be provided gratis by the U.S. government.'"

"In other words, the only way to make a saving on a U.S.-subsidized project is to take money out of another U.S.-subsidized column.”
― Christopher Hitchens

“inflation is often a supply-side phenomenon with multiple
causes. Inflation generated by strong aggregate demand beyond full employment is rarely observed, apart from the immediate post-World War II (WWII) period.”
― Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers

“inflation is often a supply-side phenomenon with multiple causes. Inflation generated by strong aggregate demand beyond full employment is rarely observed, apart from the immediate post-World War II (WWII) period”
― Pavlina R. Tcherneva, Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers

“Like a well-nourished body, a healthy cash flow is essential for the vitality of your financial future.”
― Linsey Mills, Currency of Conversations: The Talk You've Been Waiting For About Money

“If you are always spending a dollar here and a dollar there, you will never have enough dollars to invest and share.”
― Linsey Mills, Currency of Conversations: The Talk You've Been Waiting For About Money

“Retirement is when your financial statement says: Relax I’ll take it from here.”
― Linsey Mills, Currency of Conversations: The Talk You've Been Waiting For About Money

“When the government prints money, everyone is temporarily happier. But a lot of them are being tricked, and eventually they’re going to regret their former “good fortune.”
― Steven E. Landsburg, The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics

“The dollar today will be worth ten cents a decade from now.”
― Steven Magee

“Having savings is an old-fashioned idea from a past era of low inflation and high bank interest rates.”
― Steven Magee

“Saving money in a bank account is how you lose money.”
― Steven Magee

“Savings are relatively useless during times of high inflation.”
― Steven Magee

“Children are like sponges, absorbing their parents' attitudes and behaviors towards money. It's crucial for parents to be mindful of their financial actions and lead by example.”
― Linsey Mills, Currency of Conversations: The Talk You've Been Waiting For About Money

“When parents openly communicate about money matters, they empower their children to develop a healthy understanding of financial concepts, fostering a positive relationship with money.”
― Linsey Mills, Teach Your Child About Money Through Play: 110+ Games/Activities, Tips, and Resources to Teach Kids Financial Literacy at an Early Age

“Children observe their parents' reactions during financial challenges. By demonstrating resilience, adaptability, and resourcefulness, parents can inspire their children to overcome financial obstacles with confidence.”
― Linsey Mills, Currency of Conversations: The Talk You've Been Waiting For About Money

“By instilling a sense of delayed gratification in their children, parents can teach them the importance of patience and long-term financial planning, preparing them for a prosperous future.”
― Linsey Mills, Currency of Conversations: The Talk You've Been Waiting For About Money

“Money is the tool of men who have reached a high level of productivity and a long-range control over their lives. Money is not merely a tool of exchange: much more importantly, it is a tool of saving, which permits delayed consumption, and buys time for future production.”
― Ayn Rand, Philosophy: Who Needs It

“Beat inflation, don't buy balloons”
― Benny Bellamacina, You Are Only Limited By Your Own Imagination

“Whenever any nation entrusts to its legislators the issue of a currency not based on the idea of redemption in standard coin recognized in the commerce of civilized nations, it entrusts to them the power to raise or depress the value of every article in the possession of every citizen.”
― Andrew Dickson White, Fiat Money in France: How it Came, What it Brought, and How it Ended

“I have good news and bad news. The good news is we will all soon be billionaires. The bad news is that by the time that day comes, the dollar will be so devalued that your billions may not purchase your weekly groceries.”
― Jarod Kintz, A Memoir of Memories and Memes

“The greater the speed of circulation, that is, the more often the money is passed from hand to hand, the less money is needed in circulation. Paper money is stable only when its quantity does not exceed the requirements of the circulation of commodities.”
― A. Alekseyev, The Basic Economic Law of Modern Capitalism

“Housing is out of reach to the masses!”
― Steven Magee

“Rents have gone astronomical!”
― Steven Magee