r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/[deleted] 9h ago edited 8h ago

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u/dart_shitplagueis 9h ago

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

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u/Training-Chain-5572 8h ago

Dude, you can't just go around saying something ridiculous like "just print money"

You have to call it Quantitative Easing so people think it's a legit strategy

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u/HollowCap456 8h ago

QE causes problems in the long run. After a period of time, the state has to increase inflation again, simply to stay afloat.

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u/Maximum-Class5465 3h ago

QE in itself doesn't necessarily cause long-term problems. It's about what the state of the economy is when doing so. If you're on a job market recession, oversupply of goods and services, QE is a strategy that could correct the economy with little tradeoff.

Every economic strategy causes tradeoffs somewhere, it's about when, how long, why, etc that matter