• @[email protected]
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    125 months ago

    Yeah but unfortunately that’s never going to change. Inflation is the rate of increase and they always want a rate of increase, just at 2%.

    It’s never going to go negative because growth for the growth gods!! :(

    • @Cryophilia
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      35 months ago

      Actually, it will never go negative (I hope) because if it goes negative we’re probably in for a massive global recession that will introduce untold suffering.

      You think they aim for 2% because that’s what’s good for rich people? 2% is the magic number for the whole economy.

        • @Cryophilia
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          55 months ago

          Aaaand now we get to the “don’t trust the experts, they’re all liars” phase

        • drphungky
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          45 months ago

          Just learned I was funded by rich people. Did I miss a paycheck somewhere?

          -an actual economist, telling you deflation is bad

        • @WoodScientist
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          25 months ago

          Populist candidates used to actually argue for higher inflation. See the free silver movement of the late 19th century. With some inflation present, the real value of all debts goes down over time, as long as you make the interest payments.

        • ObjectivityIncarnate
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          15 months ago

          Who taught you that? Remember, [well poisoning the myriad of sources that would clearly show that’s correct]

          lol