Meanwhile, campaign spending has exploded, driven by inflation and the rising costs of advertising.

But the next crisis is worse because the public are increasingly impoverished by high tax rates and inflation associated with the government solution.

Prices did change, pushed by inflation past $7000 for 1971 and a little beyond $8000 by 1974.

Even better, governments could no longer cheat their citizens by inflation.

And state support has been cut, and further riddled by inflation.

But consumer surveys show that the public is little troubled by current inflation of about 5 percent.

The second was introduced in 1993 and is smaller, due to the reduction of the coin's value by inflation.

In the end, the banks may get bailed out by inflation, although no one wants to admit it.

One of the few things not touched by inflation," says Harry.

Consumer confidence would fall if the public felt damaged by inflation, and so far it does not, economists say.