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Re:Can forcing people to save cool inflation? by 0zemp1c on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @07:52PM (#35634748)
This would be seen as a tax (even if it isn't) and hurt Bidens re-election chances

And what if the government never finds the "right time" to release the funds? Then it's confiscation

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Re:Can forcing people to save cool inflation? by gladiatr72 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @08:15AM (#35638831)
It's another hammer to hold over the heads of the citizenry. Look at the number of times the threat of social security being used as an excuse for Austerity Measures over the last 40 years.
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