Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by tomp on Thursday January 27, 2022 @01:59PM
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Because he has real wealth (Amazon stock) that isn't affected by inflation (stocks rise as money loses value).
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Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by thebean11 on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:07PM
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So who is wealth being redistributed from?
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by uejfiweun on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:38PM
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It's always the middle class that gets screwed, dude. Happened with the income tax, happening now with inflation, and will happen again once well-intentioned but naïve people pass a wealth tax.
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by tomp on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:41PM
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People with cash savings.
Employees with salary.
Owners of fixed income securities (government & corporate bonds, mortgages).
Even owners of capital that sell stock (inflation causes imaginary "capital gains" and the corresponding taxes).
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by option_greek on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:35PM
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Its not a distribution. Its a dilution. The rich gets richer as they have most of their savings and capital in form that is not taxable and also set to rise with markets and real estate. The poor and middle class have much smaller percentage of income working for them and not usually have access to high growth opportunities.
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by jaywalk on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:33PM
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The middle class.
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by itsumoiru on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:40PM
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Whoever has the most USD cash. (In proportion to their total wealth) most certainly not the "rich".
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by otikik on Thursday January 27, 2022 @03:46PM
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It's not the middleclass.
It's _everyone that isn't rich enough_.
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by MrPatan on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:45PM
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You
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by thebean11 on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:58PM
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Unless I happen to have a mortgage, or other dollar denominated debt..
Re:In Argentina, inflation is a way of life
by tigershark on Thursday January 27, 2022 @06:11PM
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Yeah, right.
The economy will be crumbling, hardly anyone will have enough money to put food on the table but somehow they will manage to buy useless stuff on Amazon.
Please, stop spreading bullshit, I know that you don’t believe it but you are actively harming people with your disinformation.