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yapyaptoday at 4:46 PM1 replyview on HN

> Wars used to be paid for by raising taxes

in the long term maybe, in the short term its mass debt of trillions


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actionfromafartoday at 4:48 PM

Inflation sort of is a tax, on those who do not hold appreciating assets. I.e. mostly people on the poorer side.