DEFINEHELICOPTER MONEY
Helicopter Money is a type of monetary stimulus that injects cash into an economy that is in a liquidity trap as if it was thrown out of a helicopter.
DEFINEUNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
Univerisal Basic Income (UBI) is a government program in which every adult citizen receives a monetary stimulus on a regular basis.
DEFINECOVID STIMULUS CHECK
COVID stimulus checks are in fact monetary stimulus payments for citizens.
ALL of these definitions, no matter what term is being used, a monetary stimulus in a fiat money environment has the following effects:
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Fiat money is inflationary. Its buying power dwindles over time, and history has shown that this entropy is almost as irreversible as gravity.
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Fiat money enriches a select few at the expense of many others. Fiat money lures states, banks, consumers and firms into the pitfall trap of excessive debt.
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Central banks suppress market interest rates and prints up new fiat money to prevent overstretched banks and states from defaulting on their payments.
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