[Pessimist]

If by “recover” they mean “return to the same numeric value”, well, maybe. (Maybe not, too.)

But what will a loaf of bread cost then?

And while your ability to claim losses against your taxes is limited, their ability to tax you all the way back up isn’t.

[rabscuttle385]

If by “recover” they mean “return to the same numeric value”, well, maybe. (Maybe not, too.) But what will a loaf of bread cost then?

You just nailed down the difference between the nominal and real values of an asset.