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Or we could look at history and conclude if you try to cool inflation you get some economic cooling as well.

I know: you girls want 12% growth and zero inflation. Good luck with that.

for the quarter

50/50

So, the equivalent of the highest marginal Federal rate by itself after passage of the ERTA of 1981.

terrifying

Or 4/10ths of one percent below the healthy range . . . for the quarter.

Interesting take.

The State of Washington basically did something similar four years ago.

I'm triggered because . . .

What was the goal?

True. Healthy growth in a mature industrial economy would be 2-3% according to many/most economists. So, a little short of that.

Are you sure the way they treated you was solely because of your Covid opinion?

"manage" the economy?

We don't live in a command economy.