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Around a dozen states are handing out tax rebates. Could that fuel more inflation?

by Kristin Schwab

Jul 6, 2022

It's a bit like the stimulus payments the federal government handed out early in the pandemic. Just don't call it stimulus.

Some economists think "inflation relief checks" should be more targeted or distributed in installments.

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