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		arcticbull on July 14, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is It Time to Kill the Penny? (1) Inflation doesn't matter if you're not hoarding cash. By and large, real estate tracks inflation across the United States. Stock indices exceed inflation. Inflation doesn't matter to you if you aren't holding cash. (2) It doesn't matter how we got here, we're here, and it's useless.

Blueskytech on July 15, 2020 [–]

You are of course correct until Exters pyramid collapses which becomes more and more a distinct possibility as the currency is debased.

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