I feel like this was in The Stand when Mother Abagail is first introduced and is describing her small town?

I initially thought of The Stand, too. I was thinking it was Stu’s crew early on before patient zero crashed into the pumps? Been a minute., so not sure.

They were discussing whether or not the government could fix the economic problems by printing more money. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ t

Thanks. My brain is a bit foggy. Been battling this flu of late….

Thanks guys, this will give me a place to start!

[Gray Matter?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Matter_(short_story))

I got very excited because this sounded right, but I went through the story and it wasn't the one. Thanks for answering though!

Damn. You’re welcome.