r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • 8h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/dart_shitplagueis 7h ago

Can't they just start printing more money nonstop to inflate? (Kind of - ~15% - serious question)

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u/milkipedia 7h ago

Don't know why you were downvoted. The fancy way of saying this is increasing the money supply to encourage spending

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u/Limp-Firefighter1054 7h ago

Don't work in states where money dont trickle down.

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u/A-town 7h ago

So... All of them?