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Inflation is caused by ‘too much government spending,’ affirms Elon Musk. Here’s what he likes for wealth protection

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  • Tariffs will erase 70% to 95% of tax refund gains for middle-income households, with worse outcomes for lower-income filers

    80% confidence
  • Inflation is made in Washington because only Washington can create money, and any other attribution to other groups of inflation is wrong

    80% confidence
  • Gold is a very excellent diversifier of the portfolio

    80% confidence
  • Nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake

    80% confidence
  • It is generally better to own physical things like a home or stock in companies you think make good products, than dollars when inflation is high

    80% confidence
  • Inflation is produced by too much government spending and too much government creation of money and nothing else

    80% confidence
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