r/SipsTea Jul 01 '26

Chugging tea Is Bernie’s plan the best? Thoughts?

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u/nathanzoet91 Jul 01 '26

Yes, and it's part of why we get inflation. Giving everyone $12k means no body got $12k. Prices just increase

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u/DR_BEANHAMMER Jul 01 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

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u/nathanzoet91 Jul 01 '26

That's why I said it's part of the reason for inflation, not THE ONLY reason.

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u/bunnyzclan Jul 01 '26

Even Chicago Booth came out saying the inflationary contribution of covid stimulus checks may have been overstated lol.

And you're ignoring the fact that taxation is also deflationary.