The only best way to fight inflation is to cut down one's expenses. If the consumtion of goodsmaterials is less, their cost will automaticaly come down says the classical economics. But then how can we produce goondas, thugs,bribe takers etc so that the people are encouraged to raise their income and not to cut down expenses. It seems life is less important then life style so one should be willing to pay for his life style with one's life. If our society is swamrmed with persons who are constantly trying to raise their income , the only way is to cut each other's throats and obviously the less crooked ones will perish in the survival of fittest. US is doing the same thing , US is trying to raise its income by manipulating the crude oil prices in engaging in crude futures and this country is not doing any thing to curtail its life style in view of lower earnings of US. Obviously the less crooked Asian economies are being ruined.