This is not policy; it is legal expropriation, draped in the rhetoric of fiscal responsibility. This “inflation” does not steal the money from our wallets; it erodes our human dignity. It slowly dehumanizes, stripping individuals of the ability to lead meaningful lives while concealing its cruelty behind a façade of expertise and virtue.

— Neal Flesher, Modern Chains (Chapter 1)

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