January 2011
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““Inflation is not an act of god, it is an act of men, specific men, who foster...”
– ‘Inflation and the Fall of the Roman Empire’: Why David M. Walker compared the collapse of the United States to the Fall of Rome
[fallen empires suffered from inflation. it’s very difficult to convince leaders to not engage in the monetary policy of printing more money. - tricia]