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To: swarthyguy
Historically I believe, no country has managed to contain the genie of inflation once it is out of its lamp.

Paul Volcker and Ronald Reagan did a pretty good job of getting rid of it...

It was PAINFUL as hell... 22% interest rates.. but, it worked.

50 posted on 11/11/2010 12:36:49 PM PST by SomeCallMeTim
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To: SomeCallMeTim

Volcker began the process under Carter and culminated it under Reagan.

But it took a man like Volcker.

With Bernanke and our stalwart politicians, how high would inflation have to rage before the will to impose the needed medicine would manifest itself?

Unfortunately, we may find out.


54 posted on 11/12/2010 11:48:01 AM PST by swarthyguy (KIDS! Deficit, Debt,Taxes! Pfft Lookit the bright side of our legacy -America is almost SmokFrei!)
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