Felix Nikolas Prehn: How Governments Shrink Debt By Making Money Weaker
Episode 22 min 7s

Felix Nikolas Prehn: How Governments Shrink Debt By Making Money Weaker

We lay out what it means when a US president says inflation can “pay off” the national debt and why that turns savers into the funding source. We break down financial repression, the deadline created by high rates, and how to choose the side of the trade that benefits when dollars buy less. • the full quote and why it signals policy intent • why politicians avoid tax rises, spending cuts, and default • financial repression as rates below inflation • how savers quietly ...

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