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crud

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10. this is a misleading argument

Reply to MichMan (Original post)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 06:43 PM

Nov 2021

Let me point out of few things here, we are the government, the government is us. We the people are paying more for stuff. The government is also paying more for stuff. We are paying off debt with inflated dollars, the government is paying off debt with inflated dollars. It's not a zero sum game where the supposed government (that is not us) is somehow making out better at our expense.

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The inflation tax is not only real, it's massive [View all] MichMan Nov 2021 OP

But inflation isn't real and we should just ignore it and shop local AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #1

It's very real and Chille Nov 2021 #6

So the tax code should be changed for people making less than a certain amount. marie999 Nov 2021 #2

other than one throwaway sentence, he's not talking about the tax code or any actual tax. unblock Nov 2021 #5

What a ridiculous notion. TheRealNorth Nov 2021 #3

Nobody is going to need an explanation on inflation jimfields33 Nov 2021 #8

No, I saw that 2022 (R) talking point for the first time in the mid 1970s. Igel Nov 2021 #11

Wow, a very complicated explanation of this inflation tax...before I make a judgment on Thehill's SWBTATTReg Nov 2021 #4

According the Media Bias chart it looks like they are ranked in the middle and considered factual MichMan Nov 2021 #7

"All paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value...zero". roamer65 Nov 2021 #9

this is a misleading argument crud Nov 2021 #10