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Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by sfe22 on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:31PM (#30744629)
And the hurdles it creates. The government may spend $100k on a bureaucrat that causes individuals and companies to spend millions to overcome.
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Re:Inflation is a disease (1978) [video] by xyzzyz on Sunday March 20, 2022 @01:59PM (#30744961)
Indeed. The real tax is not just what government spends, but also the deadweight loss of forced reallocation.
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