Ridiculous Future Inflation/Quotes

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"$100 placed at 7 percent interest compounded quarterly for 200 years will increase to more than $100,000,000 -- by which time it will be worth nothing."
—Lazarus Long, The Notebooks of Lazarus Long


Elbonian carrying a Huge Bag of money: Is this enough for a small?
Bartender: A minute ago, yes, but now it costs a hundred times more.

Elbonian: [Smothers bartender to death with said bag of money] Problem solved.
—Dilbert
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