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While fighting the economic crisis over the past eight months, the Bernanke Fed has radically enlarged the U.S. monetary base. Arthur Laffer posits this will have "dire consequences," including hyper-inflation that could make the '70s look benign. Paul Krugman, for one, disagrees.

Which position do you find more convincing? And what does this debate mean for one's investments: How, if it all, should you brace your portfolio for Laffer's hyper-inflation scenario?

At 12:30pm EDT Thursday (June 18), Seeking Alpha hosted a live discussion on the dollar, inflation and protecting a dollar-based portfolio. Panelists were the following 3 Seeking Alpha contributors - here are links to recent posts they've written on the topic:

Peter Schiff, President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital: Don't Be Fooled by InflationDon't Ignore Ben Bernanke's BellTeam Obama's Charm Offensive



Mark Sunshine, President of First Capital and president and CEO of Siemens First Capital: The 'Debt Tsunami' Is Not a Serious ThreatMaybe the Fed Isn't Really Printing Money Like a Drunken Sailor



Scott Grannis, Chief Economist (1989-2007) at Western Asset Management, where he focused on Fed policy and TIPS: TIPS Are a Safe Haven from Market RiskThere's No Shortage of Money

You can replay the entire discussion in the box below.

~ Mick Weinstein, SA Editor-in-Chief