
The Mystery of Inflation (Pocketbook Pain!)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Inflation Is a Function of the Size of the Money Supply
Inflation is caused by a mismatch between the size of the money supply and the amount of goods and services that are on the market. The real economy is affected by many things, including supply and demand for housing stocks and commodities. People might be happier in the long run if they waited for the prices to deflate, but they typically don't have the patience," he says.
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Listeners have noticed that when Jimmy Akin mentions how much something cost in the past, he says it's due to "inflation the government has caused." Now he and Dom Bettinelli are going to explain why he says that, what inflation is, why it happens, and why Jimmy says the government is responsible.
