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Talk:American History Lecture Seven (view source)
Revision as of 18:15, August 19, 2008
, 18:15, August 19, 2008→Inflation Section comment
I'd suggest rewording the section about inflation at the end of the Civil War, because the way it reads, it seems to describe the "what is $100 worth today?" in terms of the 70% inflation rate being discussed. I'd suggest adding some words to talk about average inflation over time, which goes through periods of inflation and deflation as described later in the lecture. -[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 16:09, 18 August 2008 (EDT)
I'd suggest rewording the section about inflation at the end of the Civil War, because the way it reads, it seems to describe the "what is $100 worth today?" in terms of the 70% inflation rate being discussed. I'd suggest adding some words to talk about average inflation over time, which goes through periods of inflation and deflation as described later in the lecture. -[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 16:09, 18 August 2008 (EDT)
==Bryan and the Cross of Gold Speech==
I'd also suggest adding some more commentary around Bryan and the Cross of Gold speech, because it presents some interesting contrasts to conventional conservative economic thinking. In his speech he rails against what we'd consider Reagan's supply-side economics, and his support for special interests at the cost of national inflation is hardly what someone Like Alan Greenspan would endorse. The speech was an important milestone in American history and deserves mention, but more context would help. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 14:15, 19 August 2008 (EDT)