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Re:The U.S. Isn’t Prepared for the Next Recession by maxerickson on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @09:15AM (#15600822)
I'm suspicious that Volcker breaking the back of inflation is one of the factors behind lower growth over the last 30 years.

The theory being that the Fed is good at balancing growth and inflation but too conservative.

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Re:The U.S. Isn’t Prepared for the Next Recession by emodendroket on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @09:41AM (#15601021)
Well, sure, in theory, but he deliberately induced a recession, right? It seems like a plausible claim to me. http://theweek.com/articles/618964/forgotten-recession-that-...
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