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Money and Inflation
The nation's economic stability has many factors which amount to inflation.
Inflation may be caused by a number of problems, but there are some specific
examples which have direct control over which way the prices and spending sway.
Inflation simply means that the American dollar, in this case, is less valuable
on the foreign exchange market and the gold standard is moved to higher prices;
which simply means that more currency is needed to exchange for gold.
Any slight change in investments or a company's cost premium could change
the entire economy because of the domino effect acting on the rest of society.
For an example, flooding in a particular region of the country could cause
inflation. In the long run, the flooding may be catastrophic for businesses
because it could cause a shortage of products. In order for the businesses to
make up for any lost income, they must boost their prices and make the profit
margins go up. The profit margins make up for the lost income and balance out
that particular company, but everyone else must suffer the consequences. In the
business world; the more they produce, the less they can sell for; the less they
produce, the more they sell the product for.
Profit margins can have a direct impact on the consumer. The more an item
cost, the less a consumer will want to purchase that particular good. Higher
profit margins may be able to balance a company's budget, but unless their
product is in very high demand, most people will want to buy the product. The
lack of peo ...