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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile View Post
If you really believe inflation is going to go sky-high, I'd say not only that, but buy as much as you can on that fixed-rate debt right now.

One of my primary motivations for buying a house right now. If things move the way I think they will and I end up able to pay the place off with dollars worth $0.20 of what they are today, I'll end up looking pretty smart.

Of course if it doesn't and we end up in a Japan-style era of stagflation with high unemployment, low rates and flat (or negative) growth I'll end up looking pretty dumb. But it's worth the risk methinks.
You can always ask for a government bail out...
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