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		dredmorbius on Sept 20, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A decade after the crisis, The Fed plans to shrink... The trillions evaporating decreased the money supply, which would have a deflationary effect. The Fed's action countered that. Inflation would have been negative in the absence. The Fed increased inflation relative to the non-intervention case.

AnimalMuppet on Sept 20, 2017 [–]

You sound like you think you're disagreeing with me. But what you're saying is what I was trying to say as well.

dredmorbius on Sept 21, 2017 | [–]

It was not clear to me that that was your message. Perhaps I said it more clearly and in fewer words?

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