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Dylan16807
on May 13, 2017
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> stealing from the poor and giving to the rich via inflation
Inflation is a tax on assets. Isn't that the exact opposite of taking from the poor?
qb45
on May 13, 2017
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Inflation is a tax on money, not on all assets. It costs those who have their assets located in money. The big fish don't and beggars neither. Lower-middle would be my guess.
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Inflation is a tax on assets. Isn't that the exact opposite of taking from the poor?