r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 8h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Sotyka94 7h ago edited 2h ago

It's always ""funny"" when economist say shit like "deflation would be bad for the economy" "we cannot solve it" and ignore the fucking huge reason behind it that causes it. Like fucking billionaires hording all the wealth while average people cant afford to live... But god forbid, it's unimaginable to have a little bit of wealth re-distribution so average people live better and spend more...

Economy is just another term for billionaires private net worth at this point. We should not care about it, only issue is, they privatize winning and socialize losing, so they make it everyone's problem if they gamble and lose...

Fuck this word, fuck the Epstein class...

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u/dismal_sighence 5h ago edited 5h ago

Economy is just another term for billionaires private net worth at this point. We should not care about it, only issue is, they privatize winning and socialize losing, so they make everyone's problem if they gamble and lose...

Yeah, economists are pretty against this as well. It's literally the antithesis of a free-market economy.

And yes, deflation would be terrible for the economy (and workers) for a number of reasons, and we have strong historical evidence to support it (see the Great Depression, among others). Many people would lose their jobs and poverty rates would skyrocket. When you have no incentive to put money into the economy, economic activity (which fuels jobs) drops. If your cash accrues value just by sitting under your mattress, why wouldn't you just keep it there?

Stable, predictable inflation is the best way to maintain good economic conditions.