Operation Twist Poses the Same Risk of Causing Inflation as Printing Money

June 21, 2012

That’s basically zero right now (and higher inflation would be good — reducing the debt of homeowners and lowering real interest rates), but if Operation Twist boosts growth and increases employment then it threatens inflation in the same way as printing money. Someone has to straighten out the Post.

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