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JohnW

Posted 4/26/2022 13:33 (#9633147 - in reply to #9632870)
Subject: RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation????

NW Washington

The government has very few options when it tries to control inflation in the economy. Increasing the interest rate does in effect slow spending and thereby slow inflation.
Price controls can get ugly pretty fast.

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Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - IH4186 : 4/26/2022 10:01
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - oldbones : 4/26/2022 10:46
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - John Burns : 4/26/2022 12:36
  - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - ANewman : 4/26/2022 13:54
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Wayne A : 4/28/2022 16:16
      - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - ANewman : 4/29/2022 14:02
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - timis : 4/29/2022 12:06
      - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - John Burns : 4/29/2022 13:16
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Birddy : 4/29/2022 14:00
      - How money is created - from the horses mouth - John Burns : 4/29/2022 18:19
      - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - ANewman : 4/29/2022 23:23
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - JohnW : 4/26/2022 13:33
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - r82230 : 4/26/2022 16:30
  - I agree - HuskerJ : 4/28/2022 10:46
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - lcflms : 4/26/2022 16:55
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - JimmyP : 4/26/2022 17:32
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - John Smith : 4/26/2022 21:34
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Sheep Herder : 4/26/2022 21:43
  - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Mattchu60 : 4/27/2022 13:32
  - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - smalltime farmer : 4/27/2022 19:02
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - oldbones : 4/27/2022 19:21
      - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Big Ben : 4/27/2022 21:06
        
        RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Boone & Crockett : 4/29/2022 06:28
        
        RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - clovis : 4/29/2022 07:28
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - John Burns : 4/27/2022 20:31
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Sheep Herder : 4/27/2022 22:05
      - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - MiradaAcres : 4/28/2022 13:28
        
        RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Sheep Herder : 4/29/2022 08:51
  - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - CraneND : 4/27/2022 21:04
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - puff33m : 4/27/2022 22:16
      - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - smalltime farmer : 4/28/2022 05:34
        
        RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - oldbones : 4/28/2022 07:13
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Stormwatcher : 4/27/2022 20:46
  - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Big Ben : 4/27/2022 21:11
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Stormwatcher : 4/27/2022 21:47
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - nilbart : 4/28/2022 07:03
- RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - linsal : 4/29/2022 08:40
  - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Birddy : 4/29/2022 14:10
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Kochia : 4/29/2022 16:02
  - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - oldbones : 4/29/2022 17:49
    - RE: Increasing interest rate to stop inflation???? - Gearclash : 5/3/2022 19:03
      - What if you run out of buyers? - John Burns : 5/3/2022 20:33

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