Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoHow come we experience so much more inflation than deflation? in other words, why does our buying power decrease far more often than it increases?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1468
arrow-up1468imageHow come we experience so much more inflation than deflation? in other words, why does our buying power decrease far more often than it increases?lemmy.dbzer0.comMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square150fedilink
minus-squareungoogleable@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoWhat you describe would be worse without inflation. The rich would still have most of the capital, but they also wouldn’t bother investing it either, which at least recirculates the money and becomes income for others.
What you describe would be worse without inflation. The rich would still have most of the capital, but they also wouldn’t bother investing it either, which at least recirculates the money and becomes income for others.