John B. Taylor: “It was tremendously successful not only in getting inflation down, but…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2012

It was tremendously successful not only in getting inflation down, but getting unemployment down and getting economic growth up.

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Praise for the successful monetary policy of the 80s and 90s.

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