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When teaching monetary policy theory conflicts with lived reality

I teach economics and keep telling my students that central bank independence is sacred, but watching them pump money to save banks while student debt crushes my kids makes me feel like I am lying to them about how the system actually works.

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The gap between institutional ideals and observed outcomes challenges one's intellectual integrity and pedagogical authenticity.

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