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Inflation Is the Cruelest Tax

A reading of a new piece on inflation from the Wall Street Journal that NLW argues shows a shifting mainstream narrative.

By Nathaniel Whittemore
AccessTimeIconOct 4, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 10:04 a.m. UTC
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A reading of a new piece from the Wall Street Journal that NLW argues shows a shifting mainstream narrative.

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This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.co.

Today’s Long Reads Sunday selection is “How To Avoid Paying the Cruelest Tax: Inflation” from the Wall Street Journal.

NLW argues the piece reflects a changing conversation in mainstream financial circles about the possibility of inflation on the other side of new Federal Reserve policy. 

See also: How Much Should We Fear Post-Crisis Debt or Inflation? Feat. Adam Tooze

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