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uhsguy  ·  580 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 24, 2022

Yes but since the debt was to the government the result is an net increase of spendable dollars chasing fixed quantity of goods. Hence inflation equivalent to the amount of debt service being paid (not the lump sum).