I just want to clarify for some on this thread who do not seem to understand how deflation works. Guys like the economist Steve Keen and guys like Jim Rickards point out that deflation caused by technology/productivity improvements are good but debt deflation produced by a deleveraging economy (such as the great depression or 2008) are bad for the economy because they cause a negative feedback loop which send send economy into a downard spiral. Very different from the technology induced deflation which occured during the 1800s (pre federal reserve).
In the current fiat system deflation caused by leveraging is bad because we are in a debt based monetary system and the leveraging sends everybody bankrupt. Obviously if you have a non-debt based monetary system like a pure gold standard or Bitcoin standard deflation is good.
In the current fiat system deflation caused by leveraging is bad because we are in a debt based monetary system and the leveraging sends everybody bankrupt. Obviously if you have a non-debt based monetary system like a pure gold standard or Bitcoin standard deflation is good.