r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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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/milkipedia 8h 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 8h ago

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

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u/MagnusIsABird 7h ago

It works. You print money, increase the government spending by doing projects. This will make some contractors very rich, but also the workers get wages.