r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 8h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/WarbleDarble 7h ago

That's just stagflation.

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u/captain_veridis 1h ago

No, stagflation happens when it becomes more expensive to produce things (like in the 1970s oil crisis). Prices go up while companies lay people off.