How Inflation is Good for Those with Debt
Here's
a basic fact that seems to be getting lost in the present political
discussion. Inflation Is good for debtors and bad for creditors. So next
time you here someone sell the idea that Inflation is bad for America
and Americans, ask yourself who are the debtors and who are the
creditors? If I borrow $100 and before I
pay off the debt the value of the dollar drops by 50%, then the burden
of paying off my debt has fallen by 50%. The value of my creditor's $100
investment has likewise fallen by 50%. The fact that the US and the
majority of it's citizens are deeply in debt means that inflation is in
our interests.
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