From: Anonymous <anon@anon.net>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics
Subject: Re: LOL... Moron Thinks This Is Inflation
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:38:41 -0500
Organization: Mixmin
Alan wrote:
> On 2024-11-10 22:10, AlleyCat wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:45:31 -0800, Derek Nash says...
>>
>>> Tariffs absolutely raise prices to consumers.
>>
>> That's not "inflation", moron.
>>
>> Manufacturers/producers can raise prices on their product ANY time
>> they want AND in a steady low-to-no inflationary economy.
> Except that when manufacturers/producers raise their prices, then people start
> asking for salary increases and round and round it goes.
>
> Of COURSE tariffs will contribute to that spiral.
Tariffs don't contribute to inflation. There is exact balance of inflationary
and deflationary forces.