&gt; An increase in the money supply is the only thing pretty much guaranteed to increase inflation.<p>An increase in the money supply _is_ inflation - the very definition of it.<p>&gt; BI will definitely have localized effects on prices.<p>Yes, I said this in my OP. It will lead to increases in prices for consumer goods in particular, as opposed to other goods. If every consumer has $X,000 dollars to work with that they didn&#x27;t have before, then demand for consumer goods is going to rise, leading to lower inventory and therefore, higher prices.