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/Classy_Maggot 8h ago

Germany tried that once. There's a reason the Weimar Republic lasted for about a decade

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u/Nearby_Purchase_8672 1h ago

I thought accepting LGBT as people was what caused the Weimar Republic to fail