r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/nebileyim_ben 9h ago edited 9h ago

its japans economic trap, worse than inflation.

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u/Grouchy_Theme1461 9h ago

bruh u gotta explain it

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u/OrangeGills 8h ago

Investors putting money into the economy is a good thing.

Overall, when the value of your money is increasing on its own, you don't have a motivation to put that money into the market. Why risk the stock market when my money goes up by 5% while stuffed in a mattress?

Inflation is the opposite. Money just sitting around is decreasing in value, and so you want it in the market in order to keep up.