r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/a1b2t 8h ago

And why does it increase?

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u/weed0monkey 8h ago

Because your purchasing power is now higher

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u/CheshireTsunami 8h ago

Assuming you aren’t part of the layoffs and wave of underemployment that follows. The same way firms increase prices to keep them consistent with inflation? They do the same thing in reverse for deflation and wages

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u/thevoidthatjerksback 8h ago

They can only leverage those threats so far in the face of deflation. They can leverage those same tools infinitely in the face of inflation