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2023-07-05 12:01:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EF790AE2853A17CFBE623FA27E6472E67D73CFD6B6F8C15F909D0F692E7B3180
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Albanese states he wants to “make sure that every dollar of spending is done in a way that takes pressure off inflation”. This is literally impossible and therefore false - as the largest cause of inflation is government spending. https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-spending-fuels-inflation-covid-relief-pandemic-debt-federal-reserve-stimulus-powell-biden-stagflation-11645202057 https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/heritage-explains/the-real-story-behind-inflation
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