Deflation, inflation and blown tires

October 21, 2010

Jonathan Ruffer provides a brilliant metaphor regarding the possibilities for deflation and inflation.

It is in the recent post by Jonathan Davis: Q and A with Jonathan Ruffer.

I don’t see how I can improve on what is said there.

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