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I'm David Brancatia. There was a lot of Elon Musk in his conversation last night with Donald Trump live streamed on the platform

formerly known as Twitter. Over two hours Musk, the world's richest man, made the case for

lower government spending to fight inflation and angled for a role in the

administration if Trump wins. Here's Marketplace's Nova Safo. During their

life-streamed conversation Elon Musk said Donald Trump should consider

reducing federal government spending

and reducing deficits as a way of fighting inflation, as often argued by

conservatives. If the government spends far more than it brings in. That increases the money supply

and if the money supply increases faster than the rate of goods and services

that's inflation. Yes and no government spending and borrowing doesn't always

increase the money supply.

Also, other economists have a more nuanced theory of inflation,

which takes money supply into account as just one factor.

Another thing that comes into play, tax cuts such as the ones passed during the Trump administration,

which can act as fiscal stimulus, and many argue worsened federal deficits and the subsequent

need to borrow.

Still, Musk focused on government spending as the deficits and the subsequent need to borrow.

Still, Musk focused on government spending as the key reason inflation rose during the

height of COVID-related economic disruptions, and he said he wants to counteract that.

I mean, I think it would be great to just have a government efficiency commission that takes a look at these things and just ensures that the taxpayer money, the taxpayers are hard-earned money is spent in a good way and I'd be happy to

help out on such a commission if it were formed. Help out how and what would be cut. Neither man addressed that but Trump

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