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		macinjosh on Jan 26, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No one is disrupting banks – at least not the big ... So hyperinflation only happens when the tax base disappears? Perception and influence is clearly part of the picture.

Spooky23 on Jan 26, 2025 [–]

It’s one of the core attributes. Zimbabwe wasn’t going to be raising a trillion dollars of revenue.

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