Inflation is the parent of unemployment and the unseen robber of those who have saved. Votes: 5
Margaret ThatcherInflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man. Votes: 5
Ronald ReaganInflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation. Votes: 4
Milton FriedmanThe way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. Votes: 4
Vladimir LeninInflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation Votes: 3
Milton FriedmanInflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver. Votes: 3
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Inflation is a form of hidden taxation which it is almost impossible to measure. Votes: 3
John J. BeckleyInflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest. Votes: 3
Martin FeldsteinInflation, being a fraudulent invasion of property, could not take place on the free market. Votes: 3
Murray RothbardInflation is a monetary phenomenon. It is made by or stopped by the central bank. Votes: 3
Milton FriedmanInflation is like toothpaste. Once it's out, you can hardly get it back in again. Votes: 3
Karl Otto PohlInflation could be a very - is a likely consequence out of what's going on now. Votes: 3
Warren BuffettOnly one fellow in ten thousand understands the currency question, and we meet him every day. Votes: 2
Kin HubbardHow is the human race going to survive now that the cost of living has gone up two dollars a quart? Votes: 2
W. C. FieldsOnly government can cause inflation, preserve monopoly, and punish enterprise. Votes: 1
William F. Buckley, Jr.If inflation-adjusted interest rates decline in a given country, its currency is likely to decline. Votes: 1
Ray DalioRepublicans don't seem to mind taking inflation into account when the subject is tax rates. Votes: 1
Timothy NoahWe cannot hope to achieve full employment and sustain it until we have mastered inflation. Votes: 1
Denis HealeyIf inflation is the genie, then deflation is the ogre that must be fought decisively, Votes: 1
Christine LagardeLow inflation and government prudence may be harmful for economic development. Votes: 0
Ha-Joon ChangSee your disappointments as good fortune. One plan's deflation is another's inflation. Votes: 0
Jean CocteauPeople concerned about inflation today tend to buy big houses and nice cars. Votes: 0
Robert KiyosakiRapid increases in the quantity of money produce inflation. Sharp decreases produce depression. Votes: 0
Milton FriedmanRampant inflation is just as hard to live with as the devaluation of commodities. Votes: 0
David HarveyListening to Democrats complain about inflation is like listening to germs complain about disease. Votes: 0
Spiro T. AgnewMass inflation, welfare line, gross economy, trade it all for what's behind curtain number three. Votes: 0
Joe WalshWhat we call "willing" is often but an inflation of ourselves, attended by a hardening. Votes: 0
Nilakanta Sri RamDuring the past two decades, inflation has fallen to a low level in major industrial countries. Votes: 0
Toshihiko FukuiIf we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value. Votes: 0
William GreiderWorrying about inflation now is like worrying about the measles when you might get the plague. Votes: 0
Kenneth RogoffOur purpose is to lean against the winds of deflation or inflation, whichever way they are blowing. Votes: 0
William McChesney MartinYou can't continue to have higher education tuition grow at a multiple of the rate of inflation. Votes: 0
Mitt RomneyIt was the biggest inflation and the most sustained inflation that the United States had ever had. Votes: 0
Paul VolckerThere's one thing that the Fed has been really good at cracking down on, and that's inflation. Votes: 0
Paul KrugmanIf we all had what we wanted to eat... We'd have inflation in the toilet paper industry. Votes: 0
Jim ThompsonI got quarters in my loafers trying to fight inflation when it only used to take a cent. Votes: 0
Jimmy BuffettOn the issue of inflation, I think I could solve it no matter how much money it took. Votes: 0
Pat PaulsenIf inflation continues to soar, you're going to have to work like a dog just to live like one Votes: 0
George Gobel