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		_ylmx on Oct 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stockton residents got $500/month basic income, sp... I don't know how inflation doesn't happen. If you increase the money supply you increase demand for goods.

slashdev on Oct 4, 2019 | [–]

You would obviously get some inflation. How much is anyone's guess. It wouldn't eat up all the UBI, but some percentage of it, certainly.

djrobstep on Oct 4, 2019 | [–]

Literally any redistributive policy increases demands for goods. That's the whole point!

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