19 Dec 2017 10:36 am
2% inflation is too low, even assuming that figure is real and not a simulacrum (which it probably is).charles.thompson » 19 Dec 2017 7:54 am » wrote:the fed operates as it does to keep inflation around 2%...which it has honestly done a great job at...and it certainly would not be possible for us to have 2% inflation if private banks were making their own money. Also, the fed is supposed to try to keep unemployment around 4.5%, which it has been decent at doing. obviously its impossible during a recession.