Sununu: Inflation is the most damaging tax on impoverished Americans
Chris Sununu · These Jobs Will Skyrocket in the AI Economy · Joe Lonsdale · Dec 30, 2025 · at 22:24
Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu discusses the downstream socioeconomic consequences of federal deficit spending and Modern Monetary Theory.
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“And what is inflation? It's the worst tax on the poor. Because you can handle a little inflation, I can handle it, most Americans can handle it, but that 10 to 15% of Americans that are really impoverished, they have to turn on their light switch, they have to buy milk, like everybody else, and they get crushed by inflation.”
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