From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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 16:51:34 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2024-11-11 14:38, Anonymous wrote:
> 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.
What is/are the deflationary force/s?