Original sentence: In economics, inflation is a persistent increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time
Edited sentence: As more goods and services are purchased with this counterfeit money, the "supply" of these goods and services decreases, which tends to drive up their demand and their prices.In economics, the general effect and popular understanding of inflation is a persistent increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.In reality, however, price inflation begins with monetary inflation, the continual and arbitrary increase in the money supply, which works to devalue or water down the value of the unit of money, similar to adding more and more water to a pot of tea without adding more tea leaves.It becomes apparent that true monetary inflation has the dual negative effect of devaluing money and simultaneously increasing the price of goods and services.See [Austrian economics interpretation of inflation].Since counterfeit money is printed to be spent, increased printing leads to increased spending, which offsets the natural supply and demand dynamic in a society.This form of printing money is akin to counterfeiting since the money being printed “out of thin air” is not created against anything of real value, such as gold