When Inflation Was a Crime

July 31, 2025

There was a time—not that long ago—when inflating the currency was treated as a crime.

Not just bad policy.

Not just economic error.

But actual theft. A betrayal of the people. Even treason.

Today?

They call it "targeting 2%."

And you're supposed to smile, nod, and go back to work.

The Romans figured it out early:

Debase the money, and you quietly steal from everyone.

By the 3rd century, emperors were shaving silver out of the denarius—again and again—until it became a worthless slug.

Citizens revolted. Trade collapsed. Trust evaporated.

And inflation? It hit 30,000% in a single decade.

Fast forward to 1920s Germany.

After WWI, the Weimar government turned on the printing presses.

At first, it was just to “cover deficits.”

…Sound familiar?

But once the currency broke, it broke fast.

Bread cost billions. People got paid twice a day. Savings vanished.

And guess what?

The architects of that inflation weren’t just criticized. They were jailed.

Because back then, it was understood:

Printing money to fund the state at the expense of the people was criminal.

Now it’s called stimulus.

The same behavior that once collapsed empires…

Is now monetary policy.

They tell you 2% inflation is “healthy.”

That it keeps the economy “balanced.”

That it’s “necessary.”

But here’s the math they don’t show you:

2% inflation over 30 years = a 45% loss in your purchasing power.

Not from bad luck.

Not from a market crash.

But from policy. On purpose.

In the past, they had to lie about inflation—because people knew it was theft.

Today, they just changed the language:

  • “Money printing” became quantitative easing

  • “Price hikes” became transitory inflation

  • “Devaluation” became policy support

And by naming it something softer…

They made it feel normal.

They’ve gaslit the public into cheering for their own slow impoverishment.

If someone stole 2% of your bank account every year, you’d be furious.

But when it’s done through inflation, you’re told it’s “good for you.”

There was a time when inflation was a scandal.

Now, it's a strategy.

And if that doesn’t scare you, it should.

—DOTD