Throughout the world, people suffer from a serious perception error that has inhibited them from taking concrete steps to protect themselves from inflation or deflation. The error is called the “money illusion ” – the belief that a nominal unit of currency is the best measure of value, even though its real value is unstable.
在世界范围内，人们都深受一个严重的误解之苦。这一误解妨碍了他们采取切实步骤防范通货膨胀或通货紧缩。这一误解被称为“货币错觉”，也就是相信，货币的名义单位是价值的最佳衡量标准，即使实际价值并不稳定。