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Re:Federal Reserve to increase interest rates by 75 basis po... by jsight on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @03:49PM (#32930572)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inflation-reduction... - It seems like it just puts it on an equal footing with other solutions.

Unless there's a downside that I'm not aware of, that seems like a reasonable thing to do?

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Re:Federal Reserve to increase interest rates by 75 basis po... by WalterBright on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @03:51PM (#32930602)
The downside is it is expensive, while much cheaper methods are available.
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Re:Federal Reserve to increase interest rates by 75 basis po... by mattmoose21 on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @03:55PM (#32930666)
Yeah I don't see anyone taking advantage of this if they didn't also expect it to work.
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