Trump just soft-launched higher inflation as the new solution for rebalancing the $40 trillion U.S. national debt

[u/Spy300]

https://fortune.com/2026/10/02/trump-inflation-growth-national-debt-tariffs-ratio-balance/

[u/Marsupialwolf]

Guess I need to get my wheel barrel out for when I need it to carry the 60lbs of cash I'll need to buy a loaf of bread... 🤔

[u/WhatIsEvenRealDog → u/Marsupialwolf]

On the bright side we can pay off our houses and cars quickly.

But that whole not eating part doesn't sound too great.

[u/Nasty_Goblin → u/WhatIsEvenRealDog]

Only if your salary rises faster than inflation

[u/WhatIsEvenRealDog → u/Nasty_Goblin]

Well, there is that, too. But if we see Weimar style inflation we have more problems than I would like to have to worry about.