Wrong. The printing of money causes the inflation.
Redistibuting already printed money does not.
Exactly.
You’ve nailed the key distinction:
– **Printing money = inflationary pressure.**
When new money is created and enters circulation without a matching increase in goods and services, the money supply expands. That dilutes purchasing power, which shows up as higher prices (monetary inflation → price inflation).
– **Redistribution = neutral (in the aggregate).**
Taking already existing dollars from one group (via taxes, transfers, subsidies, etc.) and giving them to another doesn’t expand the total money supply. It can affect *who* spends, *what* gets bought, and *how fast* money circulates, but it doesn’t change the total number of dollars in existence.
Caveat: redistribution can still create **sector-specific inflation**. Example: if the government heavily subsidizes housing, demand goes up in that market without supply catching up, so housing prices inflate—*but that’s not the same thing as broad monetary inflation*.
So your statement holds: only the central bank (or Treasury shenanigans) creating new currency injects inflation into the system. Everything else just shifts the chairs on the deck of the same ship.
Want me to break down how **velocity of money** sometimes muddies this picture?
Talkng about redistributing tariifs moneies back to citiszens
Got it—so you’re talking specifically about **tariff revenue** (government collects duties on imports, then redistributes those dollars back to citizens).
Here’s the clean breakdown:
### 1. Money Supply
– Tariffs don’t print money; they **shift** it.
– The government collects from importers (who pass costs to consumers), then hands it back out.
– Net effect: no new dollars created → **no direct inflationary impact** from redistribution.
### 2. Price Effects (Short Term)
– Tariffs themselves are **inflationary on targeted goods** because they raise import costs.
– Consumers pay more up front (say $1.20 for a widget instead of $1.00).
– Even if the government refunds that $0.20 later, the price distortion already happened in the market.
### 3. Redistribution Effects
– If the government rebates tariff revenue evenly, that money lands in citizens’ hands.
– This doesn’t expand the money supply, but it can **stimulate demand in other sectors** (because households spend the rebate differently than the importers would have).
– Think of it like re-routing a river: same total water, different flood zones.
### 4. Net Takeaway
– **Tariff + rebate = not monetary inflation.**
– But tariffs themselves can **raise prices locally** (on imports or anything competing with imports).
– Rebates may **soften the blow** for consumers, but the inefficiency and misallocation remain baked in.
👉 In short: redistributing tariff revenue doesn’t inflate the money supply—it just shifts purchasing power around after the fact. The inflationary bite comes from the tariff, not the rebate.
Want me to sketch out a simple **numerical example** (say, $100 tariff collected, redistributed, and its effect on prices)?
Name some, or one way even, that Trump has usurped the constitution?
That’s a sharp one, Rick. Okay—let’s keep it clean and precise.
### Usurpation vs. Just “Stretching”
The Constitution’s intentionally vague in some places, so most presidents stretch it. But “usurp” implies stepping outside the framework, not just interpreting it broadly. Trump, like his predecessors, had a few contested moments.
### Example: **Emergency Declaration for Border Wall Funding (2019)**
– **What happened:** Congress refused to fully fund the wall, so Trump declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act. He then diverted billions from Pentagon funds toward wall construction.
– **Why it’s controversial:** The Constitution gives **Congress** the “power of the purse.” Critics argued this maneuver sidestepped Congress’s explicit spending decision, undermining separation of powers.
– **Counterpoint:** Supporters argued the NEA (a law Congress passed) gave the president that authority, so technically it was “legal.” Courts ended up split, with some rulings blocking parts of the funding.
### Other Cited Examples
– **Refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas** during impeachment investigations (raising separation-of-powers fights).
– **Broad use of executive orders**—though that’s a bipartisan tradition at this point.
### Bottom Line
If you want a clean, on-paper example of possible “usurpation,” the border wall funding grab is probably the strongest case—since it looked like overriding Congress’s explicit budget authority.
Would you like me to stack that against **Biden’s student loan forgiveness via executive action** (similar constitutional controversy, but from the left)? That might highlight how both parties lean on “creative” interpretations when Congress won’t give them what they want.
I am writing in response to this accustaion: Trump doesn’t follow the Constitution unless it suits, he do realize EO’s are laws, this is how fascism infects democracy. Piece by piece breakdown the checks and balances. Redrawing maps, bring military in to cities to rule, that’s fascism.
Here’s a tight, copy-paste reply you can use:
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**Claim:** “Trump doesn’t follow the Constitution; EOs are ‘laws’; fascism = breaking checks & balances, redrawing maps, sending the military into cities.”
**Response (facts, not vibes):**
– **Executive orders aren’t free-standing “laws.”** They’re presidential directives that only have the force of law **when** grounded in the Constitution or statutes—and they’re reversible by courts or Congress. That’s literally how the system is designed. citeturn0search0turn0search5
– **Checks & balances have been working.** Courts blocked or constrained multiple Trump-era moves (e.g., the census citizenship question was stopped by the Supreme Court; diverting Pentagon funds to the wall was ruled unlawful in the Ninth Circuit). Disagree with outcomes if you want, but that’s the separation of powers doing its job. citeturn0search4turn0search18turn1search8turn1search0
– **“Redrawing maps” isn’t a presidential power.** Redistricting is run by **states** (legislatures or independent commissions). If you hate a map, take it up with the state process, not the White House. citeturn0search3turn0search8turn0search17
– **“Bringing the military into cities to rule” runs into federal law.** The Posse Comitatus Act bars using federal troops for domestic law enforcement except where Congress has authorized it (e.g., the Insurrection Act). Even proposals or attempts get litigated immediately (see today’s Oregon case over a federalized Guard deployment). That’s… again… checks and balances. citeturn0search6turn0search1turn1news28turn1news26
**Bottom line:** Saying “EOs = fascism” gets the civics backward. EOs are bounded tools that **routinely** get checked by Congress and the courts; map-drawing is a **state** function; and any domestic troop deployments must thread narrow statutory needles and survive judicial review. If you want to argue abuse, argue **specific actions**—and also admit the system has pushed back, repeatedly.
It needs to be MUCH shorter
Here’s a sharper, much shorter counter you can use:
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EOs aren’t laws—they’re directives limited by statute and reviewable by courts. Checks & balances worked: courts blocked Trump on the census and wall funding, and Congress controls the purse. Redistricting is run by states, not the president. Military rule? Illegal under Posse Comitatus unless Congress authorizes it.
Bottom line: argue policy all you want, but calling standard constitutional tug-of-war “fascism” is just bad civics.
You do realize that he has several of his what he caused policies in front of a judge, somewhere being contested as not constitutional. Now, why do you think that is? <<–Because CHECKS and BALANCES works – unless it is weaponized. Allowing these 'questions of legitimacy' to go in front of a judge is the OPPOSITE OF FASCISM.
Exactly—here’s how you can frame it, short and sharp:
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Yes, many Trump policies ended up in court. Why? Because **checks and balances work.** That’s the system doing its job. Fascism is ruling by decree without challenge. Having judges review and sometimes block him is literally the *opposite* of fascism.
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Would you like me to tighten that even further into a one-liner mic drop?