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inflation /in·fla·tion/ (in-fla´shun) distention, or the act of distending, with air, gas, or fluid.
inflation (inflā´sh n the act of distending with air or a gas. inflation see teat cup liner. carcass inflation pumping of air under the skin of a carcass of sheep or cattle to facilitate skinning. Universally discouraged, mostly forbidden for meat for human consumption. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The current system," writes Brown University economist William Poole in the journal Jobs & Capital, "depends almost entirely on the good sense and good management of the Federal Reserve and on the Fed's political skills in heading off the inflationist tendencies that exist in every Congress and every administration. The conservative line on Keynesian economics was that it was inflationist, socialist, or worse. |
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