{"product_id":"inflated-money-debt-and-the-american-dream-9781394285716","title":"Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover where America's monetary system is heading--and how it will impact you--in the years to come\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised second edition of \u003ci\u003eInflated: How Money \u0026amp; Debt Built the American Dream, \u003c\/i\u003e veteran investment banker, author, and Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC delivers the latest instalment of his concise history of the United States' monetary system, putting contemporary financial phenomena like inflation and high housing costs into context. You'll learn to understand how issues like the public debt and the rise of cryptocurrencies can be understood through the lens of how the United States government exploits debt and the monetary system to fund its operations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author explains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow contemporary concepts like Modern Monetary Theory fit into and influence the American economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow and why the United States' debt has tripled in the last fifteen years and the necessary consequences of that increase\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe likelihood and potential impacts of another economic correction during the 2020s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn engrossing and essential read for anyone interested in the economic and monetary realities driving our markets, politics, and societies, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eInflated\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening discussion of the drastic changes unfolding in the American economy and the even more dramatic transformations that lie just beyond the horizon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781394285716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"R. Christopher Whalen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45211663597749,"sku":"9781394285716","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_adc40c53-3418-45fa-93ce-accbe070db40.jpg?v=1742913726","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/inflated-money-debt-and-the-american-dream-9781394285716","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}