Induced inflation feared as way to cut debt - Washington Times

Induced inflation feared as way to cut debt - Washington Times: "As the White House tried one more time Thursday to galvanize support from a recalcitrant Congress for a deficit commission to tackle the nation's dangerously bloated debt, fears are growing that the United States will once again resort to printing money and ginning up inflation to resolve its debt problem.

While accelerating the printing presses could do irreversible damage to the dollar's international reputation and the U.S. economy, history suggests that this is the way Washington will go to avoid the political pain of having to raise taxes and cut spending on popular programs such as Social Security, defense and Medicare."