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The debate over what's causing inflation

Planet Money

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Government Spending Is Not Inflationary

John MacIntosh: Government spending per se is not inflationary. What matters for inflation is how the three major kronovirus spending bills are paid for, says MacIntosh. And they were paid for by the government borrowing, going further into debt, he adds. The fact that there wasn't a clear plan for paying it back "is one of the key reasons why we're seeing inflation"

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