Erosion Rate
3.5%
Half-Life
20.1y
ElevatedAccelerating monetary expansion
StableElevatedSevereCrisis

Purchasing-Power Half-Life

0%20%+
20.0 years

At 3.5% inflation, your money loses half its value

Model Inputs

?Erosion = 0.45 x M2 + 0.20 x Deficit + 0.05 x Yield
Half-life = ln(0.5) / ln(1 / (1 + rate/100))
Linear weighted model. Not a forecast.
United States
M2 Money Supply Growth4.6%
Fiscal Deficit (% of GDP)6.4%
Avg Sovereign Bond Yield3.4%

Purchasing-Power Decay (30y)

Half-Life Ladder

RateHalf-Life
1%
69.7y
2%
35.0y
3%
23.4y
5%
14.2y
7%
10.2y
10%
7.3y
15%
5.0y
20%
3.8y
30%
2.6y
50%
1.7y

US Debt & Interest (Live)

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United States Debt Projection (20y)

Debasement Explained