The same way debasing gold coins is theft, even if the prices don't rise (because, say, you just conquered another country and got a new bunch of slaves to prod

The same way debasing gold coins is theft, even if the prices don't rise (because, say, you just conquered another country and got a new bunch of slaves to produce stuff). Claiming that inflation is a rise in prices confuses cause and effect. As I said, this is rather well discussed by various economists. See for example https://mises.org/wire/inflation-beginners https://mises.org/wire/inflation-beginners