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Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by HWR_14 on Sunday March 20, 2022 @12:59PM (#30744344)
How is it redistributing wealth? From who to who?
Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:05PM (#30744404)
To those controlling interest rates from those who don't have any access to low risk investments.
Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by JumpCrisscross on Sunday March 20, 2022 @02:14PM (#30745096)
> from those who don't have any access to low risk investments

Treasuries, the lowest-risk dollar investment, are the first to lose value with inflation. And everyone has access to Series I bonds.

Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by brazzy on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:14PM (#30744476)
From creditors to debtors.
Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by Geee on Sunday March 20, 2022 @02:17PM (#30745124)
Simply put, from the poor to the rich. It's a major cause of wealth centralization.
Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by cloutchaser on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:07PM (#30744422)
From whoever is furthest to money creation to whoever is closest.

Ever wonder why record stock buybacks and record ceo pay are happening right when QE is happening?

Why stock markets and PE ratios are at record highs? Why there are record amounts being invested by VCs? Why commodity prices have been rising?

It’s not because of evil capitalism. It’s because those people are closest to where money creation happens. The 1% aren’t getting richer because of the exploitative nature of capitalism, but because they have access to new money.

Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by _0ffh on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:56PM (#30744917)
>From whoever is furthest to money creation to whoever is closest.

Precisely! You might also want to mention that there's a name for that, the Cantillon Effect.

[Ed. Fixed spelling according to sparkie's correction.]

Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by sparkie on Sunday March 20, 2022 @02:37PM (#30745310)
Cantillon has 1 i in it.
Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by _0ffh on Sunday March 20, 2022 @03:32PM (#30745818)
Right, thanks! I actually did check first, but adamsmith.org encouraged me in my mistake (first hit on duckduckgo, same typo "Cantillion").