Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers, Columnists

Is Paul Ryan an Inflation Nutter?

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Paul Ryan believes the U.S. has a looming inflation problem. The reality is that Ryan has an economic credibility problem.

The latest iteration of the Wisconsin representative’s budget for the U.S. government spells out what he sees as a major threat to the economy: “Pressed for cash, the government will take the easy way out: It will crank up the printing presses. The final stage of this intergenerational theft will be the debasement of our currency. Government will cheat us of our just rewards. Our finances will collapse. The economy will stall.”