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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 17802, member: 57463&quot;]There is nothing &quot;normal&quot; about inflation, unless you are making a broader statement about the result of mixing Power and Market.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pounds-shilling-pence system demonstrates what happens when political power extends to the money.&nbsp; What was a &quot;shilling&quot;?&nbsp; It was 1/12 of a pound.&nbsp; What was a pound, but 12 Troy ounces of silver.&nbsp; You would be hard pressed to find a shilling of 27 grams.&nbsp; It cost a lot of money to pay for the daydreams of the kings of England that they were also the kings of France.&nbsp; If you look at the relative values of gold and silver about 1800, the &quot;pound&quot; was about three ounces sterling.&nbsp; Of course, in our time, we see the dollar going through the same process.&nbsp; So, perhaps you are right, inflation is &quot;normal.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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