The money printer doesn't hand out cash evenly. That's the part...
Jeff Swanson@theswansjr
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Aug 24, 2026
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The money printer doesn't hand out cash evenly. That's the part people miss.
New money enters at specific points. Whoever touches it first spends it at yesterday's prices. Whoever touches it last spends it after prices have already moved.
The order runs like this:
1. The central bank creates it
2. Primary dealers and large banks receive it
3. Government contractors and large corporations receive it
4. Asset owners receive it, as it bids up stocks and property
5. Wage earners receive it last, as a 3% raise
6. Savers receive it as a bill
Everyone in the first three slots got richer. Everyone in the last two paid for it.
Richard Cantillon described this in the 1730s. Nearly three centuries later the machine still runs, and it still runs in the same direction.
You were never going to save your way out of a system where your distance from the printer decides your outcome.
The only move is holding something the printer can't reach.
Drop a question below. I read every reply.
New money enters at specific points. Whoever touches it first spends it at yesterday's prices. Whoever touches it last spends it after prices have already moved.
The order runs like this:
1. The central bank creates it
2. Primary dealers and large banks receive it
3. Government contractors and large corporations receive it
4. Asset owners receive it, as it bids up stocks and property
5. Wage earners receive it last, as a 3% raise
6. Savers receive it as a bill
Everyone in the first three slots got richer. Everyone in the last two paid for it.
Richard Cantillon described this in the 1730s. Nearly three centuries later the machine still runs, and it still runs in the same direction.
You were never going to save your way out of a system where your distance from the printer decides your outcome.
The only move is holding something the printer can't reach.
Drop a question below. I read every reply.
