Oh yeah, let’s just keep pretending inflation only happens because we print too much money. Like, forget about what happens when you take money from the people actually producing things and just hand it to a bunch of people who aren’t. It’s not like that would, I don’t know, create shortages or anything. No no, just keep spamming “money printer go brrr” and ignore literally everything else.

So let’s say you tax businesses and workers into oblivion and start handing that cash out to people who aren’t making anything. What happens? Oh wow, the same number of people (or more) are still out there buying stuff, but now there’s less stuff to buy. It’s almost like basic supply and demand exists. But no, go ahead and tell me how printing money is the only way inflation happens.

And of course, let’s make sure that working hard becomes completely pointless. Imagine busting your ass building a business, working overtime, actually creating value—only to have the government swoop in, take a fat chunk of your money, and throw it at someone who just sits around. Why would you even bother trying anymore? Why hire more people? Why expand? Just do the bare minimum and keep the government from taking even more. Meanwhile, fewer goods and services get made, but people still have money to spend. What do you think happens to prices?

But no, let’s ignore the fact that inflation also depends on how fast money moves through the economy. When businesses reinvest their profits, that money goes into hiring, production, and new stuff being made. But when it’s just handed out with zero increase in productivity, that money still gets spent—it just doesn’t create anything new. So now we’ve got money flying around, but nothing extra to buy. And prices skyrocket. But sure, let’s just keep blaming the printer.

And here’s the best part—you can’t just reverse this. If you print too much money, at least the government can crank up interest rates and slow things down. But when inflation is caused by kneecapping the productive side of the economy, what’s the fix? “Uh, hey, sorry for robbing you guys blind before, can you start making stuff again?” Yeah, no. Once businesses shut down and investment dries up, it’s not coming back just because you asked nicely.

Oh, and if you need real-world proof, go ahead and look at Weimar Germany. Yeah, they printed too much money, but they also wrecked their economy’s ability to produce anything. Venezuela? Same deal. Money printing, yes, but also nationalizing everything, killing private business, and creating mass shortages. And once you hit that stage, you don’t just get “inflation”—you get a full-blown collapse.

But no, go ahead and keep chanting about the money printer while completely ignoring how wrecking production and rewarding idleness makes inflation even worse. Let me know how that works out.

That’s my motto, “you don’t kill, you don’t eat”.

I am self employed, if I don’t earn money, we starve. Basic responsibility has been removed from society, it started with participation medals and entitlement.

Bring back civics lessons and end welfare lifestyles.