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>> The govt prints money all the time. That does increase inflation.
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Not necessarily. Quantitative Easing hasn't , and despite dire warnings of inflation, hasn't the concern been that inflation has been too low?
It was suggested semi-seriously that helicoptering bundles of fivers over poorer areas would have been a better way of stimulating spending.
Simply handing out money is a time-honoured measure used by governments of the left and right. It tends not to be favoured by proponents of a managed economy because it gives a measure of control to individuals rather than the state, which can be relied upon to spend it wisely.
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