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/Usual_Ask_7833 3h ago

Nah. If a farmer has favorable weather one year and grows more crops now the supply has increased which lowers the price.

The farmer has to hire more workers to harvest the increase in crops the trucking company has to send an extra truck to pick up the extra harvest and the grocery store has to hire and extra stock boy. All this and lower prices.

Economist actually agree that supply side deflation is a good thing.

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u/SuspiciousSnotling 3h ago

Problem is you are trying to apply logic and sane economics to Wallstreet.