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description: "To put it bluntly:For ordinary people, the massive shrinkage of wealth, in 99% of cases, does not come from inflation, but rather from investments, entrepreneurship, lending money that isn't repaid, and borrowing money that requires paying high interest."
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# To put it bluntly:For ordinary people, the massive…