Here's an interesting (and undated) comic book pamphlet that promotes an economic theory: that inflation is destroying America. The cure? A "pay as you go" government, increase taxes for defense, and cut everything else to the bone.
I'm no economist, but this all seems a bit simplistic to me, but also a bit truthful at the same time. Republicans were proud once to say that Reagan brought down the evil Soviet empire, which he did; but it was by accident. Reagan firmly believed in the flawed Star Wars defense system; for their part, the Russians also believed because Reagan believed it and they began to spend huge amounts of money to counteract it -- so huge, they went broke and the regime fell.
The solution proposed in this pamphlet does not address the problems of upward mobility, poverty, the income gap, infrastructure, racism, or many of the other issues facing us today. What is offered here appears to be a limited, white, middle class solution.
Oh well. It's an interesting take. And inflation is and has been a major problem; I just don't think it is the end-all and be-all.
What do you think?
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=97412&comicpage=&b=i
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