> Inflation is caused by the government, not wealth creation. The US had zero net inflation from 1800-1914, despite incredible amounts of wealth creation. The inflation since 1914 is caused by government deficits.

> Government deficits are not caused by rich people. They're caused by the people you voted for.

I do not dispute this, but the deficit is exacerbated by a lack of tax revenue. Scrutiny will naturally move towards the people who are most able to fill the coffers.

> No, they're not. Their availability and price is determined by the Law of Supply and Demand.

I misspoke. What I meant to say is that the demand is fixed (i.e. inelastic). As you said, you can only eat so much - a poor person's subsistence will make up a much larger portion of their monthly budget than a that of a rich person.

Grain prices are today set by derivative markets that have very little connection to actual produce.

Watch what happens to prices when the supply goes up or down. Talk to any farmer about it.

Too much latency in information flow. Too high a variance.

Worse is that one can double bet on the same underlying asset on different exchanges (like taking out multiple insurance policies on the same car with payout on one policy not necessarily invalidating other policies). This grossly distorts prices.