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 21:09:32 -0500
Organization: Mixmin
Alan wrote:
> 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?
Every penny the government takes in with tariffs is a penny the government
doesn't have to spend in deficit.