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InflatedR. Christopher Whalen

Inflated

2010393 pages
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"Americans as a whole view themselves as reasonably prudent and sober people when it comes to matters of money, reflecting the puritan roots of the earliest European settlers. Yet as a community, we also seem to believe that we are entitled to a lifestyle that is well-beyond our current income, a tendency that goes back to the earliest days of the United States and particularly to get rich quick experiences ranging from the Gold Rush of the 1840s to the real estate bubble of the early 21st Century. Inflated examines this apparent conflict and makes the argument that such a world view is so…

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  • Other · English · 2010
    Wiley · 393 pages · 9780470875148
Public DebtsInflation (Finance)MoneyMonetary policyHistoryUnited states, economic conditionsMoney, united statesDebts, public, united states