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bucolic_frolic

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2. Trumpflation '25
Wed Dec 18, 2024, 08:52 PM
Dec 18

Then again if they close the government, the populace is terrified and stops spending, it's difficult to see where the demand comes from. PANIC would produce supply chain shortages and stockouts even as food backs up because government paychecks and SS checks stall or fall.

We were always told in International Finance that if you think inflation is scary, try deflation. Debts unpaid, defaults, bankruptcies.

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