The Build Back Better Act, which was passed by the House today, would provide only a small boost to economic growth next year. With the economy already running up against capacity constraints and any supply-side benefits of the plan likely to take time to feed through, there is a risk that it exacerbates rather than eases the economy’s near-term inflation problems.
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