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MolotovCocktail says

Not if the money was taken from existing money elsewhere...such as tariffs do.

So if welfare handouts are increased that would not be inflationary since the money came from taxes? Money is fungible, handing out cash drives up prices no matter where you claim the money came from.

HeadSet says

MolotovCocktail says

Not if the money was taken from existing money elsewhere...such as tariffs do.

So if welfare handouts are increased that would not be inflationary since the money came from taxes? Money is fungible, handing out cash drives up prices no matter where you claim the money came from.

Especially they print it out of thin air. We are buying our own debt. That’s inflation.

FortWayneHatesRealtors says

Especially they print it out of thin air. We are buying our own debt. That’s inflation.

Yep. Monetizing debt.

That is why productivity like improvements in the egg industry, oil/gas sector, etc. is required to ensure even with monetary and fiscal policies that standard of living is not progressively worsened for the working and middle class.

I'd just like to see some reforms in the healthcare industry, and still with doctors and nurses being well compensated.

HeadSet says

So if welfare handouts are increased that would not be inflationary since the money came from taxes? Money is fungible, handing out cash drives up prices no matter where you claim the money came from.

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Inflation is simply increasing the money supply. It is not the price rises that come later. Basic Econ 101.

While most inflation causes price increases down the line unless production of effected goods & services are likewise increased, that doesn't mean most price increases are caused by inflation. If demand for something suddenly rises or production of it suddenly drops, prices rise regardless of the amount of money is in circulation.

So yes. When government robs Peter to give Paul goodies via taxation or future taxation because of debt raised instead - and that pushes up prices for those goodies - that's not inflation.

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