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The low inflation and high unemployment in 2008 came after Fed tightening took effect and the recession was in full force.

We'll almost certainly see the same thing this time within the next year.

The Fed let employment velocity and unemployment go far too low to avoid a severe recession. They should have started tightening far earlier



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