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Comment by RickJWagner

17 hours ago

Yes. It is a tax. He raised a tax.

You might argue it is inflationary.

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carefree-bob  17 hours ago

By that logic, interest rate hikes should be inflationary.

It is highly unusual to argue that taxation is inflationary since the whole point of inflation is to reduce demand.

tmountain  5 hours ago

You might argue it is illegal.

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