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What the inflation contrarians get right and how to fix it

(Also what they get wrong)

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Matthew Yglesias
Jan 19, 2021
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Hey folks, hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and is getting excited about Inauguration tomorrow.

Today I want to talk about two things that seem far afield but that I believe to be related. The idea of a universal child allowance, which I call for in One Billion Americans and disagreements about monetary policy.

So monetary policy first. This is th…

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