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“Central banks debase currencies to discourage people from hoarding cash and using it as a store of value instead of investing it into productive assets. So th
by lowkey 5y ago
“Central banks debase currencies to discourage people from hoarding cash and using it as a store of value instead of investing it into productive assets.
So they claim. Could it also be that debasing the currency is far easier than taxation as a form of wealth appropriation since the effect is subtle and indirect?