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mahue93 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Americans intuitively understand that debts tend to get inflated away at some point.
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Bill Cypher | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 This. Loading up on debt at low interest rates before a hyperinflation event is smart. I can't bring myself to risk taking on debt just to see it inflated away, but I'm sure not paying off my 30yr fixed mortgage early.
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Bill Cypher | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Of course credit cards are the dumbest possible way to play that game.