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Inflation. John Law, 18th century Scotsman, credited by some historians as being "the father of inflation." Law turned gambling IOUs into "gold counters," then state debts into paper money, and finally sold all France down the river on the "Mississippi Bubble"
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Credit lineInflation. John Law, 18th century Scotsman, credited by some historians as being "the father of inflation." Law turned gambling IOUs into "gold counters," then state debts into paper money, and finall. 1940-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
