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Re:Russia’s apparent resilience is being kept up by policy t... by avn2109 on Friday December 09, 2022 @10:59AM (#33922743)
Not to devil's advocate, but this sounds like an argument which might apply at least as well to the USA as it does to Russia.
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Re:Russia’s apparent resilience is being kept up by policy t... by dragonwriter on Friday December 09, 2022 @11:24AM (#33923101)
> Not to devil's advocate, but this sounds like an argument which might apply at least as well to the USA as it does to Russia.

It would, if USA was pursuing QE with already-high inflation.

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Re:Russia’s apparent resilience is being kept up by policy t... by Nifty3929 on Friday December 09, 2022 @11:01AM (#33922769)
It absolutely, definitely does. And it's a shame that we (I'm a United Statesian) never examine our policies from this perspective. We focus a lot on solving money problems (inflation, inequity, etc), but never consider how our solutions to these issues affect production, which is what matters most. If we solve inflation and kill productivity, what have we gained?
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