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...and then we have Newsom saying he'll provide gas rebates because gasoline is too expensive in the state where gasoline is regulated the most... and they accuse service stations to refiners of being "price gougers". Oh, well.

"We'll fight inflation with inflation causing instruments (more liquidity)!!!" "People don't have enough money; let's print more."



States don’t “print money”


States have been spending printed money nonstop since 2020.

Federal Reserve buys treasuries -> Federal Government hands trillions of borrowed dollars to state and local governments as “Covid relief” -> States spend well beyond their means.


California does not control the Federal Reserve Bank, so they are unable to print money.




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