
Why central bankers want higher unemployment
The David McWilliams Podcast
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The Basic Idea of Unemployment
Economists regard unemployment as simply what happens when the economy is out of kilter. When you can't make plans, your sense of yourself and the world diminishes profoundly. It's very hard for somebody on a low wage or who's unemployed to think in terms of what's good for the environment.
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