A related chart from

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A related chart from Mish:

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/09/following-footsteps-of-japan.html

The flip side:

http://www.pcasd.com/the_us_government_will_not_choose_deflation

http://www.pcasd.com/us_not_going_down_japans_road