Tell me this is not going to cause even more inflation!

Curly1918 18339 posts Joined: Aug 30, 2017

Posted 11:39 am on Aug 17, 2022

And/or that the Fed will not raise rates to a level that triggers a severe recession.

Link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-congressional-dems-major-laws-add-up-3-8-trillion-price-tag-despite-razor-thin-majority

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Tell me this is not going to cause even more inflation!Link Curly1918 11:39am · 8/17/22
- It's not. LanceHarbor 4:22pm · 8/17/22
  - Your Nobel Prize for Economics is on its way.NT NedoftheHill 5:34pm · 8/17/22
    - His body of work for that Nobel was Obama-esque.NT TakethetrainKnute 6:54pm · 8/17/22
  - How many trillions would it take before it would cause greater inflation? Genuinely curious.NT MAS 5:07pm · 8/17/22
    - Is this the start of a serious discussion because the OP was not...hence my response to it. LanceHarbor 6:49pm · 8/17/22
      - Try reading the bills instead of the nonsensical titles genius.NT notredame678 8:23pm · 8/17/22
        
        To paraphrase Ara in Rudy: LanceHarbor 8:44pm · 8/17/22
        
        Dan Devine. Please continue though, you’re on a roll.NT BaronVonZemo 2:53am · 8/18/22
        
        Ara.NT jakers 1:50pm · 8/18/22
        
        Wanna bet? LanceHarbor 12:55pm · 8/18/22
        
        Thank you for proving my point. notredame678 10:54pm · 8/17/22
      - I don't disagree with most of that. MAS 7:38pm · 8/17/22
        
        Consider this another bridge built by the infrastructure bill.NT LanceHarbor 8:25pm · 8/17/22
  - Of course it will.NT BaronVonZemo 4:38pm · 8/17/22
- Let's break this down... TyroneIrish 3:49pm · 8/17/22
- Unfortunately, Biden has not the slightest idea what he's doing. We're being led by Mr. Magoo...NTImg TakethetrainKnute 12:43pm · 8/17/22
  - Mr. Magoo can run rings around You... TyroneIrish 3:57pm · 8/17/22
    - Thanks for your wildly biased opinion. Will be given the weight it deserves...as always. TakethetrainKnute 4:21pm · 8/17/22
      - Biden does not have to be a "Stunning Intellect" to be better than you or many others here... TyroneIrish 7:49pm · 8/17/22
        
        Nice to see you dismiss reality as a “silly meme”. What I’ve seen this far is a string of abject TakethetrainKnute 9:16pm · 8/17/22
        
        The video evidence is up to interpretation I suppose. iairishcheeks 10:40pm · 8/17/22
        
        It depends on whether or not you're willing to listen to the content or just focus on any Link TyroneIrish 3:00am · 8/18/22
        
        You know as well as anyone deep inside, you just don't want to admit it. iairishcheeks 2:02pm · 8/18/22
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  - He’s being handled by people who think the private/government split should be 20/80 vs the opposite LanceManion 2:00pm · 8/17/22
  - Correct.NT jakers 1:46pm · 8/17/22
  - You have lost your objectivity. conorlarkin 1:07pm · 8/17/22
    - .NT MuskyTommy 1:30pm · 8/17/22
      - I thought he was running for president in 2020. Less sharp. lolNTLink MuskyTommy 1:35pm · 8/17/22
    - We shall certainly see, my friend. TakethetrainKnute 1:20pm · 8/17/22
      - I am confident that Biden is not going to seek re-election. However, ..... conorlarkin 1:51pm · 8/17/22
    - Don't you mean: "YOU have lost YOUR objectivity"?NT iairishcheeks 1:15pm · 8/17/22
  - Unfortunately, the aviator sunglasses haven't helped Mr. Magoo's vision. Irishize 12:55pm · 8/17/22
    - LOL. Good one. Don't stop now.NT ELP 2:07pm · 8/17/22
  - He sure has passed a lot of deals for a guy without “the slightest idea what he's doing” Chris94 12:53pm · 8/17/22
    - His party controls both houses of Congress. At that, his last "deal" had to be purchased by Schumer TakethetrainKnute 1:02pm · 8/17/22
      - Rationalize it however you want. Your “senile” theme is Hank-level stupid.NT Chris94 1:04pm · 8/17/22
        
        Never said he was senile. He's not up to the task of the presidency. Your failure to recognize it TakethetrainKnute 1:06pm · 8/17/22
        
        Right. He just has “not the slightest idea what he’s doing.” Chris94 1:13pm · 8/17/22
        
        Mueller! Mueller!NT notredame678 2:33pm · 8/17/22
        
        Cult of what exactly? To what end? Acknowledging that Biden is brutal makes one a cult member? TakethetrainKnute 1:39pm · 8/17/22
        
        You don’t see things exactly the way he does so you have to TampaIrish 3:15pm · 8/17/22
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        Exactly correct.NT Stark Raving Dad 1:46pm · 8/17/22
  - Mr. Magoo has more legislative wins then your Orange Lord and that hurts your ass...admit it.NT Quest4twelve 12:46pm · 8/17/22
    - Afghan withdrawal. 13 heroes dead. That's all you need to know.NT ELP 2:12pm · 8/17/22
      - And 800 American citizens left behind.NT JarHead4ND 10:22pm · 8/17/22
    - Strange that Houseplants own party doesn’t want him to run in 2024.NTLink MuskyTommy 12:58pm · 8/17/22
    - Um... TakethetrainKnute 12:55pm · 8/17/22
- Tax and spend WoodstockIrish 12:31pm · 8/17/22
- The American Rescue Plan in ‘21 added 3-5% to inflation - that was Barack BidenNT LanceManion 12:28pm · 8/17/22
- Ok I'll bite, what exactly in the bill will cause inflation? R we at the point where all spending Quest4twelve 12:26pm · 8/17/22
  - The impact will be long term. Today's inflation is due to the COVID spendaloosa, during Trump's termNT Curly1918 1:47pm · 8/17/22
- They wouldn’t need a inflation reduction bill if they didn’t cause it in the first place. Jan 20, MuskyTommy 12:00pm · 8/17/22
  - According to economist the last covid bill added a couple of points to inflation. Where does the Quest4twelve 12:28pm · 8/17/22
  - Did they cause it in Europe too? Chris94 12:11pm · 8/17/22
    - Of course the US economy is large enough to cause global inflation. Next question?NT Iggle 1:27pm · 8/17/22
      - Genius!NT Chris94 9:05pm · 8/17/22
        
        You should audit a macroeconomics class. Iggle 9:14pm · 8/17/22
    - So then, a U.S. "Inflation Reduction Act" is pure folly. Look forward to Biden's announcement...NT TakethetrainKnute 12:48pm · 8/17/22
    - I don’t live in Europe do you?NT MuskyTommy 12:18pm · 8/17/22
      - The point escapes you. Inflation at 10.1% in the UK blame Biden.NT Quest4twelve 12:23pm · 8/17/22

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