r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/SuspiciousSnotling 9h ago

Deflation is worse than inflation.

It means price can't go up anymore because ppl can't afford, businesses need to slack ppl off to stay afloat, which make ppl poorer and even less capable of buying stuff.

It's a death spiral

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u/PuzzleheadedFee6943 8h ago

why not just start printing money then?!

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u/DevilWings_292 5h ago

That just makes it cheaper to use the money as fuel and wallpaper instead of buying either of those, usually you buy things based on weight of the cash instead of counting it manually.