r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • 8h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/GAPIntoTheGame 7h ago

We want prices to rise, just not too quickly.

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u/GoldenPigeonParty 6h ago

My groceries are 2.6x times their 2018 value. It's too late for the "not too quickly" part.

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u/its_all_one_electron 5h ago

Only if wages rise accordingly and they haven't got a LONG time

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u/Knyfe-Wrench 2h ago

We had real wage growth vs inflation by the end of Biden's term, but now everything's screwed up again.

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u/Wampalog 1h ago

Children earnestly think 2 years is a "long time."

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u/its_all_one_electron 58m ago

Huh? Wages haven't tracked with inflation for decades

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u/FlapsNegative 3h ago

We want wages to rise as fast as prices.

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u/Nyctfall 3h ago

Faster, actually...

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u/Nyctfall 3h ago

Rising prices are meaningless. That's just greed.

What we want are increases in efficiency. Which would lower costs...

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u/RCRocha86 3h ago

No, we don’t. The government wants it. It is inflation tax all over again. Deflation can be natural, check the prices of renting videos back in the 90s and compare to nowadays in streaming. Deflation is “bad” to the ones who own money. Guess who is the #1? Exactly. The government… they will “pay” you through inflation. This is why people force into your mind “a little bit of inflation is good”. Roman Empire literally broke thanks to inflation melting other metals in their coins. But history repeats itself and the people will never learn.

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u/Knyfe-Wrench 2h ago

They try to force that into your mind because it's correct and basic economics. I don't know how comparing two completely different things is supposed to disprove that.

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u/ThebesAndSound 51m ago

I actually would rather prices come down some