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Maybe there is a perfect valid reason for inflation, like shortages of labour or goods or whatever?
Current inflation is 5%, which isnt as low as it used to be, but nothing to freak out about, certainly nothing that justifies destroying the economy over, which the FED could do, if it continues to raise rates.
Why dont they let the free market deal with it? Let the forces of capitalism do the work, supply and demand will correct it.
The free market is supposed to fix everything,
But somehow inflation requires draconinan measures outside of the free market.
Suddenly the government and the FED need to step in and dictate what is the correct price of everything?
This is some kind of fuckery noone seems to get.