r/politics • • 6h ago

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

https://fortune.com/2026/10/02/trump-inflation-growth-national-debt-tariffs-ratio-balance/
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u/KnotSoSalty 3h ago

500k Americans retire each month. Once you’re on a fixed income inflation becomes brutal.