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As it turns out, the Federal Reserve chairman happens to be on record as wanting to suppress wages because he blames high wages for inflation[0]. In other words, the current dumpster fire of an economy was the intended goal of the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases.

[0]: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/30/feds-powell-inflati...



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