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@Lyn Alden ! People wonder why government rules feel like theyâre squeezing us tighter every year? Itâs INFLATION EROSION! Policies set with fixed $$ amountsâlike Trumpâs proposed $600 crypto exemptionâget totally skewed over time. Without auto-adjustments, they hit WAY more people than intended. đ¤đ¸
Remember the original 1913 income tax brackets? Started at $3k exemption with top rate 7% over $500k. But no inflation indexing meant âbracket creepââfolks pushed into higher taxes just from rising prices, not real wealth gains. Middle class got hammered! đđŤ
Same BS with the $10k cash rule from 1970. Travel or transact over that? Report it! But $10k back then = ~$80k today. Now it snags everyday stuff, invading privacy & adding red tape. Pure policy drift! âď¸đź
For crypto: That $600 de minimis could shrink to peanuts in real value fast, killing innovation. Lesson from econ history? INDEX EVERYTHING to CPI from day one! No more stealth taxes.
#InflationTrap