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comment by bioemerl
bioemerl  ·  3345 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Europe needs €2.4 trillion to smash deflation threat, warn experts

    they would do far better to cut a check for €500 to everyone in the Eurozone, which would run about €166 billion.

This actually would be a very interesting way to go about causing inflation, wouldn't it?

It would help reduce inequality, wouldn't it? Essentially taking money from the rich by making it worth less, while giving them a flat 500.