Originally Posted by bekbek1 It's the way we have organized to get things done in the public and private sectors is undergoing the most profound shift since the Industrial Revolution. All people alike feel a disquiet, bordering on despair that goes far beyond the gloomy economic statistics. Since we are continuing to print money to pay for goods and services, a government budget deficit leads to an expansion of the monetary base. By simply reducing the growth rate of the money supply to lower levels, inflation can be prevented. ...