💸 High Inflation: The Invisible Tax

By Salty Shaman Jackson, Old Hickory, Bank Slayer, and Reluctant Economist

Howdy, citizens.

It’s me — Andrew Jackson. Yes, the man who once dueled so often I needed a punch card: duel 9, the 10th one’s free. 🥃🔫

Now I hear tell y’all are being robbed — not by redcoats 🇬🇧, not by bankers in powdered wigs 🎩, but by something slipperier: inflation.

And just when you thought the sheriff was watching the town, the Fed comes out and says:

“Eh, maybe we won’t bother keeping it at 2% anymore.” 🪙🔥

That’s like your guard dog announcing he’s switching careers to yoga. 🐕🧘

📈 What is Inflation?

It’s when the money in your pocket gets weaker than a squirrel on moonshine. 🐿️🍺

• Yesterday: $1 bought a horse 🐎

• Today: $1 buys a saddle 🪑

• Tomorrow: maybe just the stirrup 🏇

🕵️ Why I Call It the Invisible Tax

The government doesn’t need to send a tax man 🚶💰 — they just let prices rise while your wages stand still.

Presto! 💸 Your paycheck shrinks without a single musket fired. 🔫

When inflation hits:

• 💳 Savings melt like butter in July ☀️🧈

• 🛒 Groceries cost more while your cart shrinks 📉

• 🏠 Landlords start thinking they’re French kings 👑

That’s not capitalism, folks — that’s a sneaky stick-up. 🕶️🤏

🪓 Jackson’s Translation

If Congress said:

“Good sir, may we tax away 10% of your wages this year?”

You’d run ‘em out of town on a rail 🚂

But if inflation eats 10% of your wages? Nobody notices the thief.

That’s why I call it the invisible tax. 👻💵

🌳 My Old Hickory Solution

I once killed a central bank 🏦 with nothing but a hickory cane, sheer spite, and a very loud voice.

So my advice?

• 🔍 Keep your government honest

• 💵 Don’t let paper money flow like cheap whiskey

• 🕰️ And when you hear “temporary inflation,” check your wallet — ‘cause temporary lasts longer than my duels ⚔️

⚡ Final Word from Thee Hickory

Inflation is the only outlaw that robs every man, woman, and child at the same time.

I faced bullets, I faced banks, I even faced Congress. But I tell you what — I’d rather duel all three again than fight this invisible tax that gnaws your purse day and night. 👜🐀