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 20:19:27 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2024-11-11 19:58, AlleyCat wrote:
>
> On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:51:34 -0800, Alan says...
>
>>
>> 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?
>
> All of them.
The classic, Pussey, non-answer.
>
> PLONK!
Run away, little man!