Inflation has been a silent killer on our country's finance and currency's value throughout the world. Inflation has always affected the average person on a daily basis, but the real question is: "Can we help this country return to it's former stature of financial supremacy?" This pathfinder was created to help you find out what inflation is; if individuals can affect inflation, and how Inflation effects society.

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Glossary for terms found in articles


Useful subject headings:

Inflation( Finance)
Wages, Effect of inflation on


Articles :

Title:
Workers Face Paycheck Pinch
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Author: Mark Trumbull
Publication Date: Nov. 7, 2005
Database: SIRS Researcher[[http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=SINFOTECHH-0-753&type=ART&shfilter=U&method=date&lnk=Y&gov=Y&ren=Y&res=Y&wcn=N&keyno=0000013323&0000013323=Y|]]
This page is perfect to read because it demonstrates how society affects inflation. It explains how the rising amount of wages are not enough to stop the growing inflation of our country.

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Title: Inflation Hits the Family Dinner Table
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Author: Ron Scherer
Publication Date: April 30, 2004
Database: SIRS Researcher
This page captures the image and truth about how inflation affects the every day family. This site provides accurate increasing rates of inflation on products that we use all the time.


Title: Deflation Tribulation
Source: World & I
Author: Elise Griffith
Publication Date: April 1998
Database: SIRS Researcher
This article explains the condition of our countries currency. I recommend this site because it shows you the rates of increase and decrease of inflation of our country and other countries.


Title: What Determines Interest Rates?
Source: POINTS OF INTEREST
Author:
Publication Date: March 1993
Database: SIRS Government Reporter
If you are interested in interest rates and how it all works then this page would be the best. This page gives you a full view and explanation of interest rates and the laws of supply and demand which plays a very big role in our inflation today.


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Specific Websites


Title of web page: "What is inflation"
Author: Mike Moffatt
Title of web site: About.com: Economics
URL: http://economics.about.com/od/helpforeconomicsstudents/f/inflation.htm

This website was the basis of the information provided on my pathfinder. The page was written by Mike Moffatt, an a credited writer who is studying for his Ph.D in Economics, thus this source is credible. It also connected to a large variety of similar topics and was a very simple source to understand.







Although The U.S. has a very large rate of inflation there are some points in which the country prevails such as in jobs, The U.S. has always provided a large variety of jobs for it's citizens. While European countries can barely find jobs. All of this can be viewed in the first article at the top of the page. I hope this page has provided a variety of outlooks on inflation and other related topics.



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