[rpicard]

Sounds like a pretty big stretch to call it a tax in my opinion.

[nthj]

The government has more money and I have less. I'd be interested to hear your suggestions for a better descriptor?

[rpicard]

I'm not convinced that the government gets more money when inflation goes up. I've only taken an introductory level economics course, but I'm pretty sure the value of a currency goes down for everyone - government included - when inflation rises.