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According to economist the last covid bill added a couple of points to inflation. Where does the

Author: Quest4twelve (5905 Posts - Joined: Aug 5, 2015)

Posted at 8:28 am on Aug 17, 2022

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rest come from? I'm sure the people who needed that money during hard times would be fine with 4% inflation.

Replies to: "According to economist the last covid bill added a couple of points to inflation. Where does the"

Tell me this is not going to cause even more inflation! [LINK] - Curly1918 - 7:39am 8/17/22 (63) [View All]
- It's not. - LanceHarbor - 12:22pm 8/17/22
  - Your Nobel Prize for Economics is on its way. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:34pm 8/17/22
    - His body of work for that Nobel was Obama-esque. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:54pm 8/17/22
  - How many trillions would it take before it would cause greater inflation? Genuinely curious. [NT] - MAS - 1:07pm 8/17/22
    - Is this the start of a serious discussion because the OP was not...hence my response to it. - LanceHarbor - 2:49pm 8/17/22
      - Try reading the bills instead of the nonsensical titles genius. [NT] - notredame678 - 4:23pm 8/17/22
        To paraphrase Ara in Rudy: - LanceHarbor - 4:44pm 8/17/22
        Dan Devine. Please continue though, you’re on a roll. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:53pm 8/17/22
        Ara. [NT] - jakers - 9:50am 8/18/22
        
        Wanna bet? - LanceHarbor - 8:55am 8/18/22
        
        Thank you for proving my point. - notredame678 - 6:54pm 8/17/22
      - I don't disagree with most of that. - MAS - 3:38pm 8/17/22
        Consider this another bridge built by the infrastructure bill. [NT] - LanceHarbor - 4:25pm 8/17/22
  - Of course it will. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:38pm 8/17/22
- Let's break this down... - TyroneIrish - 11:49am 8/17/22
- Unfortunately, Biden has not the slightest idea what he's doing. We're being led by Mr. Magoo... [NT] [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:43am 8/17/22
  - Mr. Magoo can run rings around You... - TyroneIrish - 11:57am 8/17/22
    - Thanks for your wildly biased opinion. Will be given the weight it deserves...as always. - TakethetrainKnute - 12:21pm 8/17/22
      - Biden does not have to be a "Stunning Intellect" to be better than you or many others here... - TyroneIrish - 3:49pm 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 - 5:16pm 8/17/22
        The video evidence is up to interpretation I suppose. - iairishcheeks - 6:40pm 8/17/22
        It depends on whether or not you're willing to listen to the content or just focus on any [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:00pm 8/17/22
        You know as well as anyone deep inside, you just don't want to admit it. - iairishcheeks - 10:02am 8/18/22
        I'll bet you didn't watch the video of his international press conference...that's clear evidence of - TyroneIrish - 1:48pm 8/18/22
  - He’s being handled by people who think the private/government split should be 20/80 vs the opposite - LanceManion - 10:00am 8/17/22
  - Correct. [NT] - jakers - 9:46am 8/17/22
  - You have lost your objectivity. - conorlarkin - 9:07am 8/17/22
    - . [NT] - MuskyTommy - 9:30am 8/17/22
      - I thought he was running for president in 2020. Less sharp. lol [NT] [LINK] - MuskyTommy - 9:35am 8/17/22
    - We shall certainly see, my friend. - TakethetrainKnute - 9:20am 8/17/22
      - I am confident that Biden is not going to seek re-election. However, ..... - conorlarkin - 9:51am 8/17/22
    - Don't you mean: "YOU have lost YOUR objectivity"? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:15am 8/17/22
  - Unfortunately, the aviator sunglasses haven't helped Mr. Magoo's vision. - Irishize - 8:55am 8/17/22
    - LOL. Good one. Don't stop now. [NT] - ELP - 10:07am 8/17/22
  - He sure has passed a lot of deals for a guy without “the slightest idea what he's doing” - Chris94 - 8:53am 8/17/22
    - His party controls both houses of Congress. At that, his last "deal" had to be purchased by Schumer - TakethetrainKnute - 9:02am 8/17/22
      - Rationalize it however you want. Your “senile” theme is Hank-level stupid. [NT] - Chris94 - 9:04am 8/17/22
        Never said he was senile. He's not up to the task of the presidency. Your failure to recognize it - TakethetrainKnute - 9:06am 8/17/22
        Right. He just has “not the slightest idea what he’s doing.” - Chris94 - 9:13am 8/17/22
        Mueller! Mueller! [NT] - notredame678 - 10:33am 8/17/22
        
        Cult of what exactly? To what end? Acknowledging that Biden is brutal makes one a cult member? - TakethetrainKnute - 9:39am 8/17/22
        You don’t see things exactly the way he does so you have to - TampaIrish - 11:15am 8/17/22
        They have to believe it. Cognitive dissonance is a bitch, I am told. [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 11:33am 8/17/22
        
        Exactly correct. [NT] - Stark Raving Dad - 9:46am 8/17/22
  - Mr. Magoo has more legislative wins then your Orange Lord and that hurts your ass...admit it. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:46am 8/17/22
    - Afghan withdrawal. 13 heroes dead. That's all you need to know. [NT] - ELP - 10:12am 8/17/22
      - And 800 American citizens left behind. [NT] - JarHead4ND - 6:22pm 8/17/22
    - Strange that Houseplants own party doesn’t want him to run in 2024. [NT] [LINK] - MuskyTommy - 8:58am 8/17/22
    - Um... - TakethetrainKnute - 8:55am 8/17/22
- Tax and spend - WoodstockIrish - 8:31am 8/17/22
- The American Rescue Plan in ‘21 added 3-5% to inflation - that was Barack Biden [NT] - LanceManion - 8:28am 8/17/22
- Ok I'll bite, what exactly in the bill will cause inflation? R we at the point where all spending - Quest4twelve - 8:26am 8/17/22
  - The impact will be long term. Today's inflation is due to the COVID spendaloosa, during Trump's term [NT] - Curly1918 - 9:47am 8/17/22
- They wouldn’t need a inflation reduction bill if they didn’t cause it in the first place. Jan 20, - MuskyTommy - 8:00am 8/17/22
  - According to economist the last covid bill added a couple of points to inflation. Where does the - Quest4twelve - 8:28am 8/17/22
  - Did they cause it in Europe too? - Chris94 - 8:11am 8/17/22
    - Of course the US economy is large enough to cause global inflation. Next question? [NT] - Iggle - 9:27am 8/17/22
      - Genius! [NT] - Chris94 - 5:05pm 8/17/22
        You should audit a macroeconomics class. - Iggle - 5:14pm 8/17/22
    - So then, a U.S. "Inflation Reduction Act" is pure folly. Look forward to Biden's announcement... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:48am 8/17/22
    - I don’t live in Europe do you? [NT] - MuskyTommy - 8:18am 8/17/22
      - The point escapes you. Inflation at 10.1% in the UK blame Biden. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:23am 8/17/22