Inflation is a policy. And a policy can be changed. Therefore, there is no reason to give in to inflation. If one regards inflation as an evil, then one has to stop inflating. One has to balance the budget of the government. Of course, public opinion must support this; the intellectuals must help the people to understand. Given the support of public opinion, it is certainly possible for the people's elected representatives to abandon the policy of inflation.
.. says Ludwig von Mises in his Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (pp. 72-73). And there you have it! Do you hate to see your salary decrease in value, year by year, unless you get a substantial raise? Blame the government! Would you like to be able to buy just as much for your savings today and in 20 years, but you realise that you can't? Blame the government! Inflation is a policy. That's it.
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