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In reply to the discussion: 59% of Americans worry student loan forgiveness will make inflation worse, CNBC survey finds [View all]ProfessorGAC
(71,114 posts)28. I'll Up That To 98%
This poll is evidence. Do they think that the money used to pay the loan installment goes into a big underground vault?
The downside, however, is that this money doesn't directly lead productivity gains, which creating discretionary income would do.
There could be a transitory uptick, but there are hardly any consumer product companies running at 100% of capacity. And upping that output, with no capital required, means more gross profit. The producers will turn up rate nearly instantly.
This is a needless concern, but that's because of what you & i say about the economics acumen of the american public.
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59% of Americans worry student loan forgiveness will make inflation worse, CNBC survey finds [View all]
Polybius
Aug 2022
OP
Yeah, because with $10K less in debt, young people are going to go on some big spending spree?
viva la
Aug 2022
#8
Please do tell us how, since it actually will make the person receiving it have a bit more buying
Historic NY
Aug 2022
#9
Well, as an economist (Macro and Micro), I find this rather far-fetched, that inflation would be ...
SWBTATTReg
Aug 2022
#12
A 10k consumer subsidy with 3.5% unemployment and supply shortages won't contribute to inflation?
mathematic
Aug 2022
#21
Common sense IMHO, and I am not quoting economic theory to you of all people. I am entitled
SWBTATTReg
Aug 2022
#26
In other words, "HEY--we don't want those 'woke elitists' to get anything we don't get!"
slumcamper
Aug 2022
#13
Well it will definitely eat up some of the deficit savings we were supposed to get.
oldsoftie
Aug 2022
#19
I still think the most palatable way is to just eliminate interest and apply interest paid to the
LT Barclay
Aug 2022
#31
I've seen stupid before on matters of the economy but this is outright dumbass chickenshit.
Ford_Prefect
Aug 2022
#33