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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by WalterBright on Thursday September 01, 2022 @10:34PM (#32685948)
> It has nothing to do with spending money without raising taxes.

Where do you think Biden's trillions in extra spending is coming from? Not from raising taxes.

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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by selectodude on Thursday September 01, 2022 @10:55PM (#32686064)
The US has been deficit spending basically every year since 1929. Its impact on inflation is pretty questionable.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/fredgraph.png?g=Tk32

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Re:The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal by WalterBright on Thursday September 01, 2022 @11:30PM (#32686258)
Look at it as percent of the money supply. And you didn't answer the question.
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