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RockRaven

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3. The talking point, which a few Dems seem to agree with -- enough to stop anything from passing

Reply to duforsure (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2022, 03:44 AM

Jul 2022

given our razor thin majorities at present -- goes like: "these stimulus bills cause inflation... So if people need stimulus to help with inflation, doing stimulus would only be a counterproductive waste by causing more inflation."

[ I'm NOT saying their analysis is correct, just that that is the explanation I've seen given from some "centrists" ]

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