[mr_spothawk]

> This in turn decreases the relative purchasing power of a dollar.

you're again conflating price and monetary inflation. and again mixing in somebody else's prejoratives to flavor your discussion of their topics.

here's a link [1]

[1] https://mises.org/library/inflation

[arcticbull]

No, I'm not. The idea that supply increase is inflation is a rejected Austrian economics concept with no basis in reality.

[mr_spothawk]

Yes you are. Watch how i can simplify it for you...

> The idea that inflation is anything other than an increase in the supply of money is an intentionally confounding theoretical device with no basis in reality.

[arcticbull]

I mean it's straight-up wrong. The M2 supply in Japan tripled since 1990 and prices remained the same. Therefore your model is incomplete.

If you have 1 burger that you'd pay $10 for, and someone makes a second burger, does that make each one worth $5? No, of course not.