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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
This. The US prints the reserve currency, and because of it has the unique ability to export inflation.

Industrial amounts of US dollars have been printed in the last 20 years, it is baffling to see someone surprised by inflation at this point.
gpt
You don't even have to go back 20 years, just look at the M2 money supply since 2020.

The fact that there aren't riots on the street just goes to show how uneducated people are. Once all that inflation hits, most people will still fail to recognize it and likely blame the current party at the time or other extenuating circumstances.