Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 年前How 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-square158fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down116
arrow-up1452arrow-down1imageHow 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 年前message-square158fedilink
minus-squareagarorn@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·2 年前Tell me: if the Fed prints a one quadrillion dollar bill but looks it into a safe so that nobody can ever use it. How much inflation do we get?
minus-squareplanish@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 年前How much does the money supply go up by? It can’t really count as supplied if it’s locked in a safe.
minus-squareagarorn@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 年前Aha. So the sheer amount of money is not important? Just, as if the circulation speed is the crucial point. Damn. Good for you for noticing.
Tell me: if the Fed prints a one quadrillion dollar bill but looks it into a safe so that nobody can ever use it. How much inflation do we get?
How much does the money supply go up by? It can’t really count as supplied if it’s locked in a safe.
Aha. So the sheer amount of money is not important?
Just, as if the circulation speed is the crucial point. Damn. Good for you for noticing.