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Posted on: February 3, 2023 at 12:43:19 CT

Spanky KU

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rate hikes are meant to combat inflation, not combat jobs.
The hikes intend to do that by:

• making it costlier to borrow money,
• discouraging businesses and individuals from spending,
• giving supply and demand a chance to rebalance.

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The Fed rate hike isn't killing jobs fast enough - Ace AU - 2/3 12:08:02

RE: The Fed rate hike isn't killing jobs fast enough - 90Tiger STL - 2/3 13:30:05

Brandon doing work(nm) - kcnorthside KC - 2/3 12:54:16

mob votes aren't killing doc posts fast enough (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/3 12:16:49

you misspelled inflation (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/3 12:12:39

You don't understand the goal of the Fed rate hikes - Ace AU - 2/3 12:14:56

Goal is to curtail Joe's inflationary spending impacts - mu7176grad MU - 2/3 12:21:03

RE: Goal is to curtail Joe's inflationary spending impacts - sarasotatiger MU - 2/3 14:00:51

Nope. Wrong. They want to push job losses - Ace AU - 2/3 12:23:03

RE: Nope. Wrong. They want to push job losses - 90Tiger STL - 2/3 14:04:27

of course i understand the goal(s) of the rate hikes, I - 90Tiger STL - 2/3 12:19:12

You're less substantive than even pickle... - Gyro STL - 2/3 13:28:28

If you understand the goal, state it. - Ace AU - 2/3 12:20:26

GFY, doc Karine (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/3 12:24:08

Haha...nice answer Cletus(nm) - Gyro STL - 2/3 13:31:36

I like how your avoidance exposes your ignorance - Ace AU - 2/3 12:37:09

Educate yourself (for once) - Spanky KU - 2/3 12:43:19

Educate yourself - Ace AU - 2/3 12:44:40

you're an idiot (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 2/3 13:26:08

Educate yourself - Spanky KU - 2/3 12:56:02

Educate yourself - Ace AU - 2/3 13:05:08

Inflation kills jobs... raising interest rates is intended - Spanky KU - 2/3 13:14:52

If inflation kills jobs, why is unemployment dropping and - Ace AU - 2/3 13:45:49

Unemployment is reaching pre-pandemic levels - Spanky KU - 2/3 14:20:43

How bout - Panthera MU - 2/3 12:23:34