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Eric Basmajian: An Update On The Four Stages of An Economic Slowdown

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The Good Heart Theory of Shrinking Labor Pools Is Inflationary

The good heart theory of shrinking labor pools is inflationary. But we have to balance that with the demand side, less people means less units of consumption. As the unit volume of consumption falls, which it will, that exposes excess capacity in the economy. It's a very dynamic situation and we can't just say less labor, higher wages.

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