Politicians’ desire to keep interest rates low in order to reduce unemployment is often in tension with the Fed’s concern to act in a timely manner to maintain price stability. The large number of long-term unemployed may make the problem more difficult this time by causing the unemployment rate to remain high even when product markets are beginning to experience rising inflation.
政客们希望保持低利率以便减少失业，这常常与美联储及时行动以保持价格稳定的想法产生冲突。大量长期失业人口的存在可能导致产品市场开始经历通胀抬头时失业率仍然保持较高水平，因此，这一回问题将特别棘手。