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Old 12-12-2022, 09:13 PM   #722
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Originally Posted by GGG View Post
The government could have increased taxation broadly as a means to fight inflation and then the measures could have been targeted more and rather than banks and bond holders getting the money the government would to pay down debt. That is the way MMT is supposed to work.

Whether that’s better or worse for the average person and whether it works is up in the air but they did have another choice.
We're potentially entering a global recession, with the USA already in a recession. Broad taxation during a recession is typically a bad idea.
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