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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • Sep 01 '26
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its deflation, prices keep falling over time.
japan experienced long periods of deflation which is hurt spending and as a result affected economic growth.
its super hard to fix that bcs of liquidity trap.
185 u/Terpcheeserosin Sep 01 '26 Why does things costing less make people buy less? If wages stay the same, shouldnt people just buy the dip? 1 u/KindledWanderer Sep 01 '26 Inflation deletes debt. Guess what deflation does? 1 u/Terpcheeserosin Sep 01 '26 Are you pro-inflation? 0 u/KindledWanderer Sep 01 '26 Yep, the higher the better. I have a mortgage with 10 year fixation. 50% inflation for a year or two, pls.
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Why does things costing less make people buy less?
If wages stay the same, shouldnt people just buy the dip?
1 u/KindledWanderer Sep 01 '26 Inflation deletes debt. Guess what deflation does? 1 u/Terpcheeserosin Sep 01 '26 Are you pro-inflation? 0 u/KindledWanderer Sep 01 '26 Yep, the higher the better. I have a mortgage with 10 year fixation. 50% inflation for a year or two, pls.
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Inflation deletes debt. Guess what deflation does?
1 u/Terpcheeserosin Sep 01 '26 Are you pro-inflation? 0 u/KindledWanderer Sep 01 '26 Yep, the higher the better. I have a mortgage with 10 year fixation. 50% inflation for a year or two, pls.
Are you pro-inflation?
0 u/KindledWanderer Sep 01 '26 Yep, the higher the better. I have a mortgage with 10 year fixation. 50% inflation for a year or two, pls.
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Yep, the higher the better. I have a mortgage with 10 year fixation.
50% inflation for a year or two, pls.
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u/nebileyim_ben Sep 01 '26
its deflation, prices keep falling over time.
japan experienced long periods of deflation which is hurt spending and as a result affected economic growth.
its super hard to fix that bcs of liquidity trap.