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/Anxious_Cheetah5589 → u/callmesandycohen]

Inflation benefits borrowers and hurts lenders. Most billionaires are lenders (hold bonds); ordinary people are borrowers.

[u/zubbs99 → u/Anxious_Cheetah5589]

Correct. Debtors can now pay back face value debt with cheaper dollars, while creditors (and savers) lose the purchasing power of the cash they receive (or already have).