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Inflation isn’t a secret hidden tax for any definition of tax outside of the general “it’s a burden of some sort” in which case time to fill forms, waiting at t
by addicted 3y ago
Inflation isn’t a secret hidden tax for any definition of tax outside of the general “it’s a burden of some sort” in which case time to fill forms, waiting at the bus stop for a bus to arrive, stuck in traffic, etc are all “secret hidden” taxes.
- flenserboy 3y agoInflation in general is not a tax; inflation due to the issuance of fiat money certainly is a tax.
- weberer 3y agoBy printing more money, the government gains money by reducing the value of money in everyone else's accounts. Its effectively a flat tax on holding cash.