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0 pointsakvadrako8y ago0 comments

> Or when you don't want to finance your government by printing money.

The point is you can finance your government by just printing money. If the value of your expenditure raises the wealth of the nation by the same amount, there will be no inflation.

Though I would say it's just a hidden wealth tax.

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AnimalMuppet8y ago

Yes, that's true - for the part of the government budget that raises the wealth of the nation. That's not the whole budget, though.

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0 pointsakvadrako8y ago0 comments

> Or when you don't want to finance your government by printing money.

The point is you can finance your government by just printing money. If the value of your expenditure raises the wealth of the nation by the same amount, there will be no inflation.

Though I would say it's just a hidden wealth tax.

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AnimalMuppet8y ago

Yes, that's true - for the part of the government budget that raises the wealth of the nation. That's not the whole budget, though.

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