Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Inflation tax


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep (non-admin closure). Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:08, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Inflation tax

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Content Forking/Redundant: This page has been around for over a decade, and no one has explained why this warrants it's own page. Imagine if in addition to the Wikipedia entry on "Depreciation," we also had a separate page called "Depreciation Tax" which basically said the exact same thing. Everyone has already acknowledged that the "Inflation Tax" isn't a tax in the formal sense, and any informal usage can be covered under regular "inflation."

Lack of Reliable Sources/Original Theories/Advertisement: Literally the only working citation on this page is book listing by Pete Comely, which Comely himself submitted. The book is self-published with zero reviews online. Comely has a degree in psychology (not economics) and has only 200 followers on twitter.

Lack of Notability: "Inflation Tax" tends to be more of an epithet than an academic concept, similar to "Democrat Party" instead of "Democratic Party."

NPOV: The article presents a purely one-sided perspective on inflation, where as mainstream economics presents a far more balanced and nuanced perspective on both the pros and cons. Part of the problem is that since "Inflation tax" is used mainly as an epithet. The people who use the phrase in the first place tend to already perceive inflation in a purely negative light.

Many of these issues have been brought up in discussion over the years without being addressed. RonLawl (talk) 21:11, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

User was unable to submit due to the edit filter; I have submitted for him. See this user talk page message for verification. —C.Fred (talk) 21:11, 9 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment Doing a simple WP:BEFORE style search, I found the University of Chicago press book Inflation, Tax Rules, and Capital Formation and an ECB working paper THE OPTIMAL INFLATION TAX WHEN TAXES ARE COSTLY TO COLLECT as sources that discuss the inflation tax. Both have a nice overview of the the history of the concept in economics and show that "inflation tax" seems to be a real concept used in the economics literature at least since the 1980s. --Mark viking (talk) 01:06, 10 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep. For several reasons:
 * For one I regard any AFD initiation on behalf of a non-logged-in editor should not be allowed. Someone logged-in needs to be accountable for the quality of the AFD, but typically the true nominator (the person actually posting the AFD) disavows all responsibility and is in effect a dupe of the non-logged in editor.  Why should the non-logged in person not have an account?  Perhaps they have been banned from Wikipedia?  I hope that the true nominator  will explain any extenuating circumstances if they exist, and explain bizarre aspects of the nomination.  And relatedly I believe all AFD nominators should be held accountable in some way such as limiting their rights to open AFDs, if their AFD quality record is poor.
 * C. Fred, what on earth is meant by the article being a content fork, yet having existed for a decade?
 * C. Fred, where is there any support that the term "inflation tax" is used as an epithet? The article does not support that?
 * C. Fred, do you know if "RonLaw" is a banned editor? And what is their relation to Pete Comely whom they seem to target?
 * The article seems fine; its introduction is very clear and it makes the term make sense. Per the working paper found by  there exists substantial economics modeling debate and recommendations relating to this concept.
 * In this edit I removed the promotional claim about Pete Comley's book and replaced it by what I think is an appropriate usage. __ do ncr  am  01:44, 10 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep The concept "inflation tax" is well-established, and that alone is sufficient grounds to retain the article.-- danntm T C 04:06, 10 March 2016 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.