You're on to something: the 2% inflation target is just an arbitrary value.
It means your salary is constantly going down for doing the same work - you have to stay on the treadmill just to stay in place.
But if you're an asset holder then the prices of your holdings appreciate indefinitely, and governments get the power to levy this constant invisible tax on the workers.
The gear on the right is fairly typical of how it looks coming out of the printer. You can clean up the frosted glass effect with a bit of polishing, but it isn't ever as clear as the part in the middle.
However, everything I've used starts to turn yellow very quickly. Maybe there's new stuff, but I've tried various lacquers and clear varnish but it all turns yellow in a few days.
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