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Re:40% of US dollars in existence were printed in the last 1... by mhluongo on Sunday October 10, 2021 @11:31AM (#28819164)
It sounds like you understand money!

For bonus points, at whose expense is this happening?

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Re:40% of US dollars in existence were printed in the last 1... by voisin on Sunday October 10, 2021 @11:41AM (#28819250)
At the expense of people with investments in fixed return assets (cash, bonds), and those whose income does not keep pace with inflation.
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Re:40% of US dollars in existence were printed in the last 1... by nradov on Sunday October 10, 2021 @11:44AM (#28819270)
If investors expect inflation to increase they can hedge that risk with TIPS.

https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/prod_tips_glan...

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Re:40% of US dollars in existence were printed in the last 1... by voisin on Sunday October 10, 2021 @04:02PM (#28821520)
These are adjusted based on CPI, which I think many intelligent observers believe to be a massively faulty metric for inflation.
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