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Strange things happen when interest rates are near zero. Things other than the cost of money start to have outsized effects.

(One argument for a higher minimum wage is that it might cause some inflation, which would bring interest rates up a bit and get rid of some of these strange effects.)

parent Animats 11 years ago

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