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IronLionZion

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24. Wealthy people love inflation and benefit from it

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:29 PM

Jun 11

they get more revenue, higher returns on their investments, higher stock prices, higher valuation of assets like real estate, etc. but proportionally lower increases in their costs. So their wealth increases during inflation.

One might wonder if they are conspiring to keep inflation high.

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Trump says 'I love the inflation' after consumer price index hits 3-year high [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 10 OP

Hey, I'm all for him calling it the Trump Inflation. ck4829 Jun 10 #1

Maybe he meant that he loves flatulation Wicked Blue Jun 10 #2

Haha ck4829 Jun 12 #25

Inflated like his ego UpInArms Jun 10 #3

I'm waiting for the oil reserves to run dry. I think that's what the Iranians are waiting for to. Ray Bruns Jun 10 #4

I think you're right orangecrush Jun 12 #27

So now all of the cultists Quanto Magnus Jun 10 #5

And they are really happy with all the prices going up. LisaL Jun 10 #9

So, he admits he started a war to steal oil. sinkingfeeling Jun 10 #6

How is the M$M going to sanewash that? GenThePerservering Jun 10 #7

I'll bet Bari Weiss is working on that right now. Bengus81 Jun 10 #16

Spoken truly relogic Jun 10 #8

So if you love inflation SCantiGOP Jun 10 #10

How does the President talk like this? D_Master81 Jun 10 #11

GW was pretty juvenile with his vocavulary as well RazorbackExpat Jun 10 #12

The ads for November write themselves. City Lights Jun 10 #13

MaddowBlog-Trump professes his 'love' of inflation as consumer costs reach a 3-year high LetMyPeopleVote Jun 10 #14

Of course he would be stupid enough to actually fucking say it out loud. Karasu Jun 10 #15

Wait until next month, you will be ecstatic, mud-faced one. twodogsbarking Jun 10 #17

The joys of senility Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 10 #18

20 million barrels per DAY normally transit the Strait NickB79 Jun 10 #19

Donald John Trump is the best campaigner Democrats have in this race so far. nt Maru Kitteh Jun 10 #20

Yep. dalton99a Jun 10 #21

Maybe he says it just to be a dipshit/get attention. raccoon Jun 11 #22

PT Barnum's Arsonist Ruby the Liberal Jun 11 #23

Wealthy people love inflation and benefit from it IronLionZion Jun 11 #24

This inflation is almost as bad as the job market ck4829 Jun 12 #26