r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 8h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Gingevere 4h ago

The shoe company is going to lose sales and fire workers

A deflationary cycle will stop way upstream of the consumers.

Every company all the way up to the suppliers of the raw materials will stop turning an appreciating asset (cash) into goods that are losing value. They'll all cease production and eliminate the workers to hold as much cash as possible. Consumers are likely to get fired before they see anything get cheaper.

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u/IceNein 1h ago

Right. Everything is cheaper, but consumers (you) have less money.