• Question: will we ever run out of money?

    Asked by annarosejosh to Cathal, Daphne, Darren, Jon, Katherine on 16 Mar 2012.
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      Darren Logan answered on 16 Mar 2012:

      Well we can always print more. But the more money you print the less it is worth. If you print too much you risk “hyper inflation”. Some countries have have done this and ended up where their money was so worthless that a loaf of bread cost millions. I actually have a $100 million note from Zimbabwe which is worth less than 1 pence!

      So while will not not run out of money, we do have to be careful how we manage it.

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