Inflation Quotes

“There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion.”

“Persistent government deficits are inflationary because they are ultimately monetized.”

“Consumer prices are likely to be on a moderate uptrend.”

“The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or, today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at essentially no cost.”

“In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation.”

“Inflation is a tax, and it's the most unfair tax of all.”

“The pursuit of full employment and the pursuit of price stability are not always compatible.”

“A dollar ain't a dollar anymore.”

“A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.”

“We're on a bumpy path to a soft landing, but we are still on that path.”

“A determined government can always generate higher spending and hence positive inflation.”

“The one thing I will tell you is the worst investment you can have is cash.”

“The dominant feature of the economic landscape in recent years has been the persistence of inflation.”

“We have lived with inflation for a long time, and we have come to expect it.”

“Progress in the battle against inflation has been disappointingly slow.”

“The key to a successful economy is stable, low inflation.”

“The main thing we are trying to thread the needle on is, can we get inflation down without a recession.”

“An economy in the grip of inflation is an unhappy economy, and... a society falling prey to the ravages of inflation is an unhappy society.”

“The consensus has not fully accepted that we are in a different world on inflation.”

“Inflation is the autosuggestion, the hypnotism, the incantation, the 'open sesame' of every despot.”