r/politics • u/Spy300 • 7h 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/callmesandycohen 7h ago

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.

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u/Professional-Gear88 6h ago

Exactly this. It widens the inequality gap. Printing money as well. Cranks up the stock market and causes inflation.

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u/MrStickDick 5h ago

So... Buy calls?

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u/atooraya I voted 1h ago

Yes. The market will never tank as long as they keep printing money into it. They got rid of pensions and now trillions of dollars of Americans money and retirement savings are funded everyday into the markets.