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<p>199.27.128.191: /* Things to find */</p> <hr /> <div>==Things to find==<br /> * Gaettens mentions, without explicitly specifying, that the German government had large wasteful expenses in 1919, presumably with the creation of new offices and organizations.<br /> * The Reichsbank refused to allow &quot;value-stable&quot; bank accounts until 1923.<br /> Anybody knows more about these topics?<br /> <br /> Potential resources:<br /> * When Money Dies: The Nightmare of the Weimar Hyper-inflation by Adam Fergusson<br /> * [http://mises.org/daily/4974 Some sources]. <br /> <br /> It would be also great to have more detail on the suffering caused by the hyperinflation, better than just saying &quot;it was bad&quot;. [[User:Pestergaines|Pestergaines]] 04:38, 23 March 2011 (CDT)<br /> <br /> * Mises [http://mises.org/mmmp/mmmp7.asp writes] on the topic as well - good for a section about the speculations that the Germans did it on purpose. [[User:Pestergaines|Pestergaines]] 18:38, 6 May 2011 (MSD)<br /> <br /> ===Discount window===<br /> This article completely ignores how the central bank discount window was open to most businessmen.<br /> <br /> They could present a note and receive 95% of face value,<br /> the note wouldn't be due for 30 days.<br /> <br /> See The Black Obelisk by Erich Maria Remarque<br /> <br /> The printing of paper money didn't cause the inflation,<br /> the fact that the presses couldn't keep up with DEMAND should make that obvious.<br /> <br /> The DEMAND was the monetization of private business debts<br /> which the central bank facilitated.<br /> [[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.191|199.27.128.191]] 00:37, 12 February 2012 (MSK)11 Feb 2012</div>

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