<p>Now actually think about this and you’ll realize there’s nothing wrong with that at all. That’s actually quite a bit less than normal inflation over the last century.</p>
<p>Inflation is a good thing. It encourages people to invest their money and earn an interest rate rather than stuff their money under their bed. It motivates consumers to provide capital to drive economic growth. Inflation is only bad when it is not steady and predictable.</p>