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It is wealth transfer from the people to the government; the Romans did it, until their economy collapsed from the strain of perpetual warfare and government spending [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_currency#Debasement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_currency#Debasement