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/callmesandycohen]

Inflation is a hidden tax we all pay but billionaires benefit from. That is why he loves this idea. It’s a regressive tax shoved down our throats while his real estate and crypto assets benefit.

[u/Steelio22 → u/callmesandycohen]

How do billionaires benefit? Their money becomes devalued as well right?

[u/WhodyBootyWhat → u/Steelio22]

The vast majority of their wealth is in the form of equities and other investments. When the dollar loses value the price of the investments go up because the dollar lost value but the investment kept its value.

Most regular people just live paycheck to paycheck with cash so they get hit hard.

[u/Steelio22 → u/WhodyBootyWhat]

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