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Re:83% of Americans Are Belt Tightening Due to Inflation Pre... by lainga on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:38PM (#27294382)
Well printing it and putting it into circulation causes inflation. If you give Bill Gates $1Tn and he hides it under his mattress, that does not cause inflation.
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Re:83% of Americans Are Belt Tightening Due to Inflation Pre... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:48PM (#27294515)
If Bill takes it and buys more farmland, that does cause trickle down inflation (depending on lease rates charges for farming).
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Re:83% of Americans Are Belt Tightening Due to Inflation Pre... by lainga on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @02:55PM (#27294592)
yes, but that's putting it into circulation, isn't it?
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