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applegrove

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Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:41 PM Sunday

As Powell leaves the fed and Trump replaces him with a toady, [View all]

inflation will get worse.

It’s hard to find ideas that 99% of economists will agree on, “inflation will get worse if the central bank stops being independent and starts setting interest rates based on the short term whims of the president” is one of them

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 (@josephpolitano.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T00:29:41.546Z
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