r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 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/realgamergirlTM 7h ago

you could give the new money directly to consumers instead of giving it to… well, who ARE they giving the money to? the banks maybe?

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u/milkipedia 5h ago

that's exactly what they do