Uh? This doesn’t make any sense

Actually it's a good idea. One of the ways individual states have to tackle inflation is wealth redistribution. They are taking it from their own budget so it's all zero sum. But I don't know what is being sacrificed that's not getting funded.

I spend more time than that in gas. How does that help?

"Just print more!" - The motto of Weimar Germany.

Should of had a war tax

At 8% inflation, a $1,050 check relieves the annual inflation bite for someone making $13,125.

“This fire is really raging rn, let’s throw some gas on it to see if that helps put it out…”

Inflation got you down, well here, have some inflation to make you feel better

Kids grow up with faulty core beliefs, and then head into government.

Perfectly reasonable as long as that money is taken from the rich and just redistributed, rather than printed/borrowed.