ate? Our third debate is whether zero is the right target for the inflation rate.
PRO: THE CENTRAL BANK SHOULD
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N Unintended changes in tax liabilities due to nonindexation of the tax code
798 PA R T T H I R T E E N FINAL THOUGHTS
N Confusion and inconvenience resulting from a changing unit of account
N Arbitrary redistributions of wealth associated with dollar-denominated debts
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