Think of it as your yearly subscribtion fee to the services of the firestation.

pipes under the home. Which I think should be covered by taxes as well.

Why? They belong to the city up untill the border of your yard and from there it’s your pipes, not the city’s. They didn’t install those - the builder hired a plumber for it.

It’s almost like they know people aren’t going to read past the headline.

Printing money isn’t the main driver of inflation. In developed economies, most of the money in circulation is created by private banks through lending.

Most inflation comes from demand outpacing supply. For example, when a war in Iran disrupts oil production, supply shrinks and prices shoot up. Similar thing happens when workers demand higher pay - businesses face higher costs and pass them on to customers through price increases.

Central banks fight inflation with interest rates - not by “printing less money.” When they raise rates, borrowing gets more expensive, people and businesses spend less, demand drops, and inflation cools off.

A little inflation - around 2% - is actually good. It keeps the economy moving. As money slowly loses value, people have incentive to spend it rather than hoard it. At 0% inflation, people have less incentive to spend on non-essentials or invest, because holding cash is costless. And deflation is the real killer - everyone holds off buying because their money will be worth more tomorrow.

Use a pin code or a pattern. If you’re concerned about privacy, then handing tech companies your fingerprint isn’t very wise to begin with.