{"id":59874,"date":"2026-06-25T08:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=59874"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:51:25","slug":"ron-paul-on-the-inflation-tsunami-trump-wants-88-billion-for-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/25\/ron-paul-on-the-inflation-tsunami-trump-wants-88-billion-for-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Paul on the Inflation Tsunami: Trump Wants $88 Billion for Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>On today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RonPaulLibertyReport\">Ron Paul Liberty Report<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;hidden&#8221; cost of ill-advised wars is borne by the American taxpayer, who funds the war not through direct taxation but indirectly through dollar degradation through inflation. Even a one trillion dollar military budget was not enough to fight a single war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BsQpEbcq-XY?si=Armqm2UA-V38z_QP\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Reprinted from <a href=\"http:\/\/ronpaulinstitute.org\/\">The Ron Paul Institute for Peace &amp; Prosperity<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On today\u2019s Ron Paul Liberty Report: The &#8220;hidden&#8221; cost of ill-advised wars is borne by the American taxpayer, who funds the war not through direct taxation but indirectly through dollar degradation through inflation. Even a one trillion dollar military budget was not enough to fight a single war in the Middle East. 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