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We should hyperinflate money until rich people lose it all, then inflate it.
submitted 5 years ago by Teak from self.whatever
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[–]magnora7 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (3 children)
When hyperinflation happens, the hyperwealthy just change currencies, or buy valuable assets like gold and silver (and aluminum, and oil, and so on).
Meanwhile the middle class are stuck in dollars, so they get screwed. It would make a lot of existing debts easier to pay off. But it would also make existing salaries worth less. So it's hard to say it'd be a net positive against the richest 0.1%, and in fact probably the opposite.
[–]Stoner 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 5 years ago* (2 children)
A bit of solidarity and people won't work for low grade currency. There's a reason ultracapitalistic nations abhors workers unions. Imagine a lower and middle class union, a sort of soft revolution.
Edit For the inflation, try imagining time limited money. A 100 dollar bill with a printed on mini calendar is worth 99 next month, 98 in two etc.
Invest or lose, sitting on it will not deflate the value of money like rich people hoarding money usually tend to lead to.
[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 5 years ago (1 child)
That's what the federal reserve does with it's 2% target inflation interest rate. You just literally described status quo federal reserve policy, heh
I agree with what you said about having better currencies though. I think cryptocurrencies might help with that.
[–]Stoner 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago* (0 children)
No, inflation doesn't expire the money on time. Does the federal reserver invalidate the money in the bank after a time period?
I'm not sure you understand the concept if you argue thats what the FR is doing.
Edit Heh
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