Why Keynesian Economists Don’t Understand Inflation

Posted by richrobinson 11 years ago to Economics
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Many analysts warned that government intervention after the '08 crash would just delay a larger crash and make things worse. I think article helps explain why the Keynesians will never understand.


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  • Posted by Zenphamy 11 years ago in reply to this comment.
    Of course they understand. They know that government has first access to the money before the inflation hits consumer market
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 11 years ago in reply to this comment.
    Absolutely, Keynesians understand inflation - they use it to deflate the currency once they have overstimulated. What they don't understand is that gov't spending crowds out private spending.
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  • Posted by 11 years ago in reply to this comment.
    Excellent point. I almost feel like they want to get theirs before it all crashes. I guess they think they can keep it afloat til the next generation has to deal with it.
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 11 years ago
    I think the Keynesians understand inflation all too well. Combined with fractional banking, it's the biggest theft scheme ever perfected in human history. Note the tremendous gains made since 08 by those areas of the financial industry that were 'crashed'.
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