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Manchin killed Build Back Better over inflation concerns – an economist explains why the $2 trillion bill would be unlikely to drive up prices

  • Written by Michael Klein, Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageManchin withdrew his support for Build Back Better. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

One of Sen. Joe Manchin’s main concerns in deciding to pull his support for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan is that it would drive up inflation, which is currently rising at the fastest pace in four decades.

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