return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agoJust a reminder...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1906arrow-down114
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minus-squareSuperCub@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·edit-22 months agoThis is the primary reason that inflation exists—so that business/corporations (the owner class) can steal more of your hard-earned money.
minus-squareObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoUh, no, the primary reason inflation exists is so that there is an economy, lol. If there was deflation, the ‘optimal’ thing to do with your extra cash would literally be to stuff it under a mattress. Too much inflation is obviously bad, but deflation is also really bad. A tiny amount of inflation is optimal long-term.
This is the primary reason that inflation exists—so that business/corporations (the owner class) can steal more of your hard-earned money.
Uh, no, the primary reason inflation exists is so that there is an economy, lol.
If there was deflation, the ‘optimal’ thing to do with your extra cash would literally be to stuff it under a mattress.
Too much inflation is obviously bad, but deflation is also really bad. A tiny amount of inflation is optimal long-term.