r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/StuartMcNight 9h ago

Low inflation might be the first step towards deflation. Many economists would argue that deflation is a worse situation for the economy because it leads to a sharp drop of consumption and therefore a huge recession follows?

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

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u/Own_Policy8854 9h ago

We could redistribute wealth to prevent it from pooling and creating economic disasters in the first place.

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u/rsneary129 8h ago edited 8h ago

Capitalism: a system so great it needs to be bailed out every 10 years

Edit: for those of you who refuse to look anywhere outside the US, the Nordic model has existed for over 90 years and is extremely successful. The countries that use it consistently rank highest in happiness, quality of life, work life balance, has low rates of corruption, and are economically competitive

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u/Big_Space_Potato 8h ago

whats the Nordic model called?

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u/Ok_One2540 7h ago

Nordic Track?