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Re:Does QE Cause Wealth Inequality? by dnautics on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @07:13PM (#29247947)
> The idea is very roughly that lower interest rates unlock investment which causes them to have jobs.

Let's be honest here, this is just a neoliberal fantasy that amounts to a liberal equivalent of trickle-down:. Enrich the rich and the $ (via "jobs") will make it magically to the Lower classes.

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Re:Does QE Cause Wealth Inequality? by Ericson2314 on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @08:56PM (#29248567)
Yes, but sadly the idea is less controversial with rich institutions (who presumably buy much of the treasury bonds) than it is with rich people/households.
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